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lenep
lenep

so now I am posting as well. God, I wish I didnt have to!

LS - yep that's me. Clitoris half there - it takes an enourmous time to get a clitoral orgasm now - with myself or partner. Sorry for details, but Im sure Im  not alone.

I just want to know - once its half gone/fused - can the clitoris really come back to "normal" by using the soda baths/surgery etc?

Im using the Dermol cream twice a day and also Hope's remedy twice a day. The white is s l o w l y dissapearing, as well as the clitoris I may add.

God, Im not finished having sex yet!

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  • sheila49099
    sheila49099 lenep

    Posted

    The purpose of using soda is to neutralize the area of urine after a loo visit. So it helps to keep clean and also it helps to keep the itch down but you do need to use some kind of lubricant - any kind - whatever works for you. Personally I use coconut oil. I have very little fusing now but sadly the clitorus is still in hiding.  Sex does not need to end.  keep at it, it is healthy for you 
  • suedm
    suedm lenep

    Posted

    Try retracting the cliteral hood while in the bath - to inhibit the fusing- can be uncomfortable so do it with care - plenty of moisutiser as well- how about a mini vibrator to speed things up a tad?

    Good Luck

    Sue

  • Morrell1951
    Morrell1951 lenep

    Posted

    Yeah the fusing over the clitoris can happen sort of relentlessly. I think it had begun for me during perimenopause. Orgasm required more friction, which caused more yeast infections and LS flares. If I had known what I know now, for one thing I'd slow down and figure out how to have a frictionless orgasm. I might still be in that relationship if I hadn't just given up on sex with him. Then after a couple of years of celibacy I noticed The hood was starting to cover my clitoris. Idiotically, not yet diafgnosed with LS, I figured I needed to soap and scrub more. Big Mistake.

    Then when I gave up the celibacy I went back to my old high-friction habits and caused no end of flare-ups.

    Listen to Sue. Learn a new more subtle way to get off and then teach it to him. I guarantee he'll prefer it to celibacy.

    After my experience un-adhering a fold on the rear edge of my vagina, and also after the dilation procedure Hanny recovered from, I believe Sue's right. Do some stretching. If it tears a tiny bit, that's what undoing fusing consists of. Then you have to watch it like a hawk, using your ointment more frequently and lots of barrier – in summer Vaseline stays put better than liquefying coconut oil.

  • april.wild
    april.wild lenep

    Posted

    Now this is a conversation I really want to have!

    Appreciate the contributions so far, hope there will be more. Sue are you saying that you reckon the clitoris can be 'saved'? I seem to have lost my inner labia, the minora, but clitoris is still around somewhere. I'd kind of lost interest in sex altogether but this conversation has inspired me! Thanks lenep for raising it. What is hope's remedy by the way?

    • lenep
      lenep april.wild

      Posted

      Hey again,  as much as i love reading all the answers and good acvice, I do harte the fact I have to. I guess I have to get over it really.

      Her's the blur for Hope's relief :

      Hope's Relief has been formulated over 35 years of research and originally created by a Naturopath for her own daughter. Hopes Relief is now an award winning brand, Australia’s No1 natural eczema cream and renowned by mothers and trusted by families’ worldwide. Packed with Natural Active ingredients including: Hospital Grade Organic Manuka Honey NPA 10+, Gotu Kola, Aloe Vera, Organic Calendula and Licorice Root to soothe and repair damaged skin our pilot study shows that 93% of people show significant improvement. Cooling and soothing, it is suitable for those prone to eczema and dry, itchy skin conditions and helps to keep skin moisturised. Because there are no petrochemicals or other toxic ingredients to be absorbed through the skin, it is suitable for use on babies, children and adults for extended periods with no harmful side effects.

      I had gone to the shop to get some phyto oestrogen, but came home with this instead. The shop assistant ahd said another woman (that week!) had bought and swore by it. As I said,i dont have any itching etc, just no bloddy clitoris.! Feel my frustation.

      Husband away for a wekk, so will probably get the dildo solution a go. smile

      Dont have the bath, so not sure if Ill fit into a bucket for the baking soda soak.

      Also, all the people that use other natural ointments, are you still using steroid creams or dont bother - or is this more to keep it at bay.? I do love reading all the replies. Makes me feel better. smile

    • sheila49099
      sheila49099 lenep

      Posted

      Just go   to a craft store and buy a small 3" spray bottle. fill with water and 

      3 pinches of baking soda.  keep in your bathroom and spray after each loo visit. I use organic coconut oil and rarely need any steroid cream but I do keep it handy.  

    • april.wild
      april.wild lenep

      Posted

      sympathies lenep that you've joined the crew...but what a member...you're brilliant! i've been reading round this subject and trying to get a grip. this is so encouraging the way you've come in with the basics...well i'd given up on sex...never think about it these days...but hey i need my spark back and i reckon you're someone who's got that and are game for a laugh when we're feeling done in and done for...so thank you for the uplift and the sexual allure ...and i'll check out that potion. sounds just the ticket!! ta.. very much! lets see what others come up with. i'm loving this crack. and all the witticisms...anymore out there??
    • lenep
      lenep sheila49099

      Posted

      Thanks Sheila. I'll do that.

      I do use the steroids as well as the natural cream.

      Ha, feel like I've constantly got a hand down my pants. 😊

    • lenep
      lenep april.wild

      Posted

      Damn right April. We're still here, right! With or without a clitoris.!..
    • hanny32508
      hanny32508 lenep

      Posted

      There sitzbath that go over the toilet lenep.  I'm using one when away from home with RVing.  Small amount of baking soda and some drops of Manuka oil helps me through the extreme hot days.
    • sara61637
      sara61637 lenep

      Posted

      How is it working with the Hope's Relief?  What are you using it for?  My inner labia is almost gone, surely it can't bring the back.  I still have my clitoris and dont have any itching or white plaques just the loss of parts.

       

    • sara61637
      sara61637 april.wild

      Posted

      We sound alike April.  Now that my swelling has gone down I found that my inner labia is almost flat.  I guess its fused with the sides.  I still have my clitoris.  Wow.  This happened fast for me, I was just diagnosed 5 weeks ago with no other symptoms.  I'm applying the clob 2x a day but I dont have a lot of hope at this point.

      What happens next?

      Do we need the inner labia?

    • Morrell1951
      Morrell1951 sara61637

      Posted

      I think this happens to a lot of us. For twenty years I watched my clitoral hood and never noticed the loss of architecture. Someone talked here about feeling exposed, not having labia closing over the introitus. It's kind of like being a mouth breather and a good reason to moisturize diligently.
    • ElleF
      ElleF Morrell1951

      Posted

      "It's kind of like being a mouth breather"

      Yes!! 

       

    • lenep
      lenep sara61637

      Posted

      Heya Sara, I think its goiung ok,- not sure it works better/worse than the the Dermol though- it's just the worry of the skin thinning- as if we dont have enough to worry about! smile

      I have my doubts if anything will bring anything back. This sucks! I have half a clitoris I think -one side is certainly a lot smaller than the other. The whitish part seems to have fainted a little bit. When people talk about flare ups, I think they talk about itching etc, which I dont have either, so not really sure wheniif to stop using the cream. Im determined to not let it ruin my sex life. Somehow.

    • Morrell1951
      Morrell1951 lenep

      Posted

      We're to keep using clob twice a week, permanently. That's the idea - maintenance, not temporary symptom relief. We get flares now and then, but if you quit the drug completely, eventually a really bad flare will happen.
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