Mons pubis

Looks like

A pad of fat over the pubic bone, thicker than the skin around it and covered in hair after puberty.

What it does

Cushions the bone during sex and carries scent glands.

Keeping it well

Nothing needed; skin problems here are the same as skin problems anywhere, and need a proper look.

Related conditions

• Bartholin's cyst and abscess
• Bone metastases and spinal cord compression
• Female genital mutilation (FGM)
• Lichen sclerosus
• Thrush & bacterial vaginosis
• Vulval cancer
• Vulvodynia and vaginismus