I’m pretty sure I have Lichen Sclerosus but I am yet to get a doctor’s diagnosis. I have read all about it and can see it’s more common in older women, but I’m only 28 and have had ongoing issues for nearly two years. I have severe itchiness of the vulva, severe redness, the skin has become wrinkled/dry and I also have a few small white spots at the top of the vulva (I haven’t noticed this getting worse, just the itching/redness - the itchiness tends to flare up at night).
I will speak to a doctor, but the reason I haven’t yet is because I put all these symptoms down to something I was doing, not that I could figure out what! Then I read up on LS. Can anyone else who has it tell me of anything I can do or any creams/ointments I can use to reduce the redness and itching? I have used Sudocrem which used to help but not anymore, and have recently tried E45 Itch Relief cream which doesn’t help much either. I find it so embarrassing to talk to friends about and think the redness/wrinkles are so “unattractive” now that I don’t want to have sex. Any advice would be much appreciated.