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Understanding and treating smegmatic pseudocysts
What a smegmatic pseudocyst is, why smegma gets trapped under the clitoral hood, how it's told apart from a true cyst, and how it's treated.
Use of oral zinc in lichen planus of the mouth and vulva
Oral zinc for lichen planus of the mouth and vulva: why zinc matters, what the research shows, testing, and the best supplement type and dose.
Aunt Vadge: long-running cut and thickened vulvar skin
A 57-year-old has a two-month-old cut and her husband noticed her vulva wasn't quite its normal self.
Aunt Vadge: are these cuts from my lichen planus?
Are her symptoms due to herpes or her previously diagnosed lichen planus?
Using borax to reverse fusing in lichen sclerosus
We discuss how to use borax to help unfuse labia in lichen sclerosus, using a solution applied to the labia. Effective for some of you in returning to pink.
CLOSED Clinical Trial: Do you have experience with lichen sclerosus? Science needs you!
Research project needs anyone involved in lichen sclerosus - patients, carers, doctors - to advance our understanding of this difficult to treat autoimmune/skin condition.
Intertrigo – a rash in your creases
Intertrigo is a skin rash that has a few different causes, from infections to inflammation, but typically accumulates in creases. Over time, the skin in the creases can start to crack and become weepy/moist, and become infected.
Clinical Trial: PRP for lichen sclerosus
A new study is seeking participants for a novel lichen sclerosus treatment, PRP.
Allergic contact dermatitis on the vulva
Contact dermatitis can cause itching, dryness, redness and soreness of the vulva - the inner or outer labia, or clitoris and clitoral hood. Vulvar contact dermatitis is caused by something that touches your vulva, like laundry detergent in underwear, toilet paper, or douches.
Vulvovaginal-gingival lichen planus (or syndrome) (VVG-LP)
Vulvovaginal-gingival syndrome (or vulvovaginal-gingival lichen planus) is a rare variety of lichen planus affecting both the mouth and the vulva/vagina.
Vulvovaginal lichen planus (LP)
There are several different types of lichen planus, a lichenoid condition that can affect the vulva and the mouth. Lichen planus can affect keratinisation of the skin on any part of the body, causing thickening and hardening of skin.
Erosive lichen planus (ELP)
Erosive lichen planus is a chronic ulcerative condition of the mouth, vulva and vagina, being a different condition to cutaneous lichen planus. Erosive lichen planus causes ulcerations.
Lichen simplex chronicus (LSC)
Contact dermatitis of the vulva can result in what's known as lichen simplex chronicus (LSC), which is itchy, thickened skin. Removing the offending irritant is the best way to solve LSC, but additional creams or soothing ointments can be used.
Platelet-rich Plasma (PRP) for lichen sclerosus: does it work?
Does PRP work for lichen sclerosus? An early study looked promising, but the only placebo-controlled trial found it no better than saline.
Perineoplasty
The perineoplasty procedure is used to either tighten, loosen or cosmetically augment the perineal area between the anus and the vaginal opening.
Lichen sclerosus (LS)
Lichen sclerosus is an autoimmune skin condition of the vulva and anal area that can range from minor itching and skin thickening, to serious scarring and the fusing of the labia and clitoris.