I just thought that the skin darkening around my groin and vulva areas was because I’m mixed. Dad is half and mom is all white. I’m white as hell though and I was not white “down there” I literally thought it was just my genes.

Turns out it was not that. My gynecologist told me that it was PCOS causing that darker skin pigmentation and he said that being on metformin would lighten that skin. Metformin has helped me out in so many other ways majorly and I did not give a single crap about my skin color down below I was more focused on my hormonal issues and having no periods and being overweight. It fixed all of that, and then lightened my skin too. I didn’t know that until my gynecologist pointed it out to me so i went home and inspected with a mirror and he was right. There is a major major difference and I’m literally amazed. I didn’t think it would work to change my skin? But it did.

Your hormones affect so much of your body it’s insane