Patient's question:
At first, I didn't feel anything uncomfortable, but recently, during intimacy with my husband, I've found it very dry, and I often feel itchy externally. After a check-up, they said it's leukoplakia of the vulva. I'm not familiar with this condition. Could you please tell me: what should I do if I have leukoplakia of the vulva, and can it be cured?Doctor's answer:
Vaginal leukoplakia is a gynecological disease characterized by the whitening, roughness, thickening, hardness, cracking, scaling, or loss of elasticity of the vulvar skin and mucous membranes due to local loss of pigmentation in the vulvar skin. It can even lead to atrophy and disappearance of the labia majora and minora. Vaginal leukoplakia is systematically classified into four types: fibrosis, expansion, mixed, and lichen. Among these, the fibrotic type is prone to malignancy; the expansive type, if severe, can cause vaginal stenosis, decreased libido, and affect normal sexual life. Your condition can be treated using a magnetic resonance system. Vaginal leukoplakia is an easily occurring gynecological disease.