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After years of myself and doctors not knowing what was wrong with me, it looks like I suffer with Lichen Sclerosus. I am twenty five years old and after lots of research this skin condition is mostly common in women over the age of fifty. I was just wondering if there were any others who suffer from this of a similar age to me?
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Moonie7997 sophie50878
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I started getting symptoms at 34 years old, 7 years ago right when I moved to Florida from NYC. I had no idea all these years that the city where I moved to uses Chloramine to treat the water. I really believe it is what triggered this. Check to see if your city uses this or high amounts of chlorine. I only use bottled water to wash down there now.
evie74338 sophie50878
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Dear Sophie, I was diagnosed when i was 55, had probably had it for a few years before that without the right diagnosis. I'm 67 now and my condition has been stable for years on a simple regime of steroid ointment and emollient. I think LS quite often affects post-menopausal women. Hope all goes well for you.
olivia29461 sophie50878
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i don't know if I have it because gynecologists keep brushing me off..I'm 20 and have really bad itching around my labia minora; it seems like my skin has become thinner and it's shiny. I'm so sad because i literally can't figure out what it is and don't want it to get worse 😦 what are your symptoms? i don't have white patches but my primary care doctor told me it might be LS.
sophie50878 olivia29461
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sorry for taking so long to reply! I suffered (and still do) badly with itching and what looked like paper cuts. For around three years I was told it was thrush. However, after still having these symptoms I went back to my doctor and on examination I had white patches and some scarring and it was then I had a biopsy. I would definately keep an eye on it. I unfortunately had to be really persistent with my doctor and the scarring had got worse for me. Hope you get some answers soon!
welcometojen sophie50878
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Hi guys! I'm 28, and my new gynecologist just suggested I might have LS. I started using the steroid cream twice a day and I'm going back in a month from now to do some follow up. I'm not in a lot of pain all the time, but I do get these weird cuts, and it seems that I've already lost some architecture. I don't have an official diagnosis yet, but based on these forum discussions, it seems likely that's what I have. I haven't seen any white patches yet, though!