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Tracy Kiss suffered from vaginal pain for years before she sought help.

This is because the London woman had never known how her labia – the outside lips of the vagina – should feel and assumed all women dealt with the pain.

Last year, the mother-of-two found two Bartholin cysts on her labia and went to see her doctor.

(Image: TWITTER/TRACEYKISS.COM)

(Image: TWITTER)

Her doctor explained that because she had a long labia, this caused the cysts and she was likely to get more cysts in the future – so she decided to have labiaplasty in order to shrink down her labia.

In a blog post, Tracy wrote: "I’ve always sat back on my buttocks to keep my genitalia elevated from any surface rather than sit straight down or leaning forwards and compressing it, which leads to further pain and swelling.

"I have also had my labia pushed inside my body during sex, which is horrendously painful, and I can only compare it to having piles or a Chinese burn. As my labia are so large, they protrude from my body and constantly rub and irritate against clothing, exercise, and everyday activities of which I am never free from discomfort."

(Image: TRACYKISS.COM)

After her surgery, the blogger asked the doctors is she could have the tissue they cut off – which is when she decided to make it into a necklace.

To make the necklace, Tracey added glitter and put it in a plastic capsule and made it into a choker.

The 29-year-old said: “I see my necklace as being symbolic of never suffering in silence and a reminder of the importance of us all knowing our own bodies to understand when we should ask for help.

"If I’d have been told I didn’t have to live in pain because of my genitals, I would’ve had the surgery a very long time ago, but it’s not something that girls (or women) talk about, and [it's] shocking to know that so many others are affected by this but don’t know that they have a choice to stop it."

(Image: TRACYKISS.COM)

While in Tracy’s case her labiaplasty was medically necessary, labiaplasty is often referred to as the “designer vagina” surgery and is not advised by doctors due to the risk of infections.

Tracy added: "I hope that in sharing my experience, other women can see that there is a cure for painful labia. And a better quality of life living pain-free because of it."

Tracy Kiss is a model, journalist, author, TV presenter and personal trainer. She can be found on Instagram, Twitter, Youtube and Facebook.