1. Community
  2. Women's health
  3. Lichen Sclerosus

Could this be symptoms of LS?

Posted , 7 users are following.

Aby4567
Aby4567

Hi there!

I hope someone with LS experience can help me.

I'm struggling with itching, burning and fissures around the anal area and between the labia. It started 5-6 months ago. There are some days where I don't experience any issues but such a period usually doesn't last longer than a week or so.

The itching isn't that bad anymore -it was terrible in the beginning though - but the skin is breaking quite often. It's usually happening around the same areas - between the labia on the upper end and around the anus. the fissures heal within 1-2 days.

There are these yellowish-white little spots on one of my labia - they look a bit like vestibular-papillomatosis or Fordyce spots when viewed under most good light conditions. But I recently took a picture (under quite bad light conditions) where I felt that they looked very much like LS (picture furthest down)

I have an appointment with a specialist in March but that's such a long time away. What do you think? Does this look like LS to you?

I got off birth control 9 months ago and I'm still hoping that it might be just a hormonal hiccup since my gyn told me that it can take up to a year until my body works again like it should and until all side effects of the transition disappear. It started 3-4 months after I stopped taking the pill - around the same time when I experienced other side effects of getting of birth control - hair loss, acne etc. The other side effects are almost gone by now. So I'm still hoping that this will stop eventually. But I'm getting more and more concerned that it really is LS - some of the symptoms sadly enough match all to well.

If this is LS, are there some cortisone ointments that I can get without a prescription that might help, so that I can ease my discomfort until I have the appointment?

image

image

image

image

image

0 likes, 4 replies

4 Replies

  • kiki48026
    kiki48026 Aby4567

    Posted

    i just got the sane cuts around anus accompanied with white skin

  • Techlady
    Techlady Aby4567

    Edited

    This looks like lichen sclerosis. it usually has a figure 8 pattern around vulva and anus. All your symptoms fit as well.

    Tell your doctor and get on the steroid ointment.

  • anne28086
    anne28086 Aby4567

    Posted

    Hi Aby, it most probably is .everyone has it differently.I've had it for years. To stop the itching till you see your d doctor, use sudocrem. It's ok to use I have been using it with advice from mine for a while. You can use it internally.I suggest getting the tube though as it is easier to apply.

  • lily61050
    lily61050 Aby4567

    Posted

    i have the exact same problem. for months now ive been getting these cuts and fissures in the same area! ive tested negative for everything although im getting a biopsy done soon bc im starting to suspect that its LS as well

Back to top

Report or request deletion

Thanks for your help!

We want the community to be a useful resource for our users but it is important to remember that the community are not moderated or reviewed by doctors and so you should not rely on opinions or advice given by other users in respect of any healthcare matters. Always speak to your doctor before acting and in cases of emergency seek appropriate medical assistance immediately. Use of the community is subject to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and steps will be taken to remove posts identified as being in breach of those terms.