Shrinking and 'absorption' of the labia minira is a normal part of aging and decreased estrogen. Most of us women notice it around 60. It is not specific to a health condition other than that of 'aging' :)
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I have had LS for years and tried steroid creams then went to a ND who prescribed a testosterone/estriol topical cream I use weekly (it's bioidentical) and my symptoms have disappeared. Please ask your doctor to use a compounding pharmacy that will use bioidentical only- it's much safer and more easily absorbed with less irritating side effects. It's also brought back the pleasurabe sensation with touch which was missing since the onset of menopause at 46- 2 years ago.
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Have to tried talking to your doctor about using topical testosterone cream? I was diagnosed several years ago and the steroid cream didn't work but I changed doctors (to an ND) and she put me on topical steroid cream and the symptoms have disappeared. I use it on the labia and clitoris once or twice a week.
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I would like to know does not having sex cause the lichens and why does the labor shrink can you perk them back up with injections or are you done for
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Over the last 3 years my labia minorclick clitoris have all but disappeared. I am 63 and wwas normal until I wasn't
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3 years ago I had a very normal appearing external genitalia. Gradually over the last three years I've noticed my labia minora and clitoris have shrunken until they just look like a tiny piece of skin almost like a an elongated skin tag and there is no stimulation in the area. What could have caused this period question mark
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Were you able to get a cream or surgery to un-stick them? I have the same issue. Just curious to see what your doctor said. I hope you are feeling better.
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I also have LS and Hypothyroidism. I too have a disappearing Labia minora. It's common with LS.
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I have had LS for three years but was just diagnosed in Spetemner, 2016. I have been using Clobetasol as prescribed. It has only taken a few months for the architecture of my vagina to disappear despite treatment. I never itched, tore, bled, or had the white patches either. What I did have was constant burning that also encompassed my anus. BRUTAL! My dermotalogist said the architecture can disappear very quickly and the likelihood of it 'reappearing' is very slim without reconstructive surgery. What he is hoping for is that the scar tissue doesn't cover the clitoris and/or the urethra. If the urethra is damaged by the LS there is no other choice besides surgery.
I am at my wits end as I looked into the mirror this morning to see just how much was gone. My self-worth has taken a huge hit. I'm so sorry for all of you who have this unrentling disease.
I am at my wits end as I looked into the mirror this morning to see just how much was gone. My self-worth has taken a huge hit. I'm so sorry for all of you who have this unrentling disease.
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Maybe yours didnt shrink but according to the bloggers post, she said hers did.
As did mine. Your experience is yours, maybe yours stuck together- I respect that; When you have a Majora that opens to a vagina, (no minora in sight) it has shrunk, and been absorbed. Please respect others experiences as well. That is all.
As did mine. Your experience is yours, maybe yours stuck together- I respect that; When you have a Majora that opens to a vagina, (no minora in sight) it has shrunk, and been absorbed. Please respect others experiences as well. That is all.
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As a nurse performing pericare on the elderly all the time (for years), I have seen no difference in the labia or clitoris's in elderly women from young. Only in two, who gave information to suggest they both had LS.
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Pretty sure it was caused by the topical steroid, because that's what just happened to me while I was using a topical steroid in a very low-dose for lichen sclerosus. I've had that condition for years undiagnosed and then I take the steroids for five weeks in, and my labia is gone.
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This is happening to me now. I started the steroid ointment 6 days ago, and every day see my labia getting smaller. Its such a helpless feeling. I don't know what to do, but it seems there isn't anything I can do. I'm sorry for everyone who has this.
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