Patient's question:
How does Traditional Chinese Medicine treat leukoplakia of the external genitalia? Where is it better to treat female leukoplakia of the external genitalia?Doctor's answer:
Vaginal leukoplakia refers to localized or diffuse white patches on the skin of the female genital area, which can spread to the inner thighs, perineum, and anus but rarely affect the urethral orifice and vestibule. Symptoms include itching in the genital area, dry skin, thickening and whitening, loss of elasticity, and even swelling, rupture, pain, and burning sensation. Clinical diagnosis and pathological examination reveal atypical cell fibrosis, which falls under the category of "vaginal pruritus," "vaginal pain," and "vaginal discomfort" in Traditional Chinese Medicine. It is often caused by damp-heat from the liver channel descending to invade the external genitalia, or by blood deficiency leading to liver hyperactivity, yin deficiency in the liver and kidneys, or kidney yang deficiency, all of which result in insufficient nourishment of the external genitalia. Vaginal itching may sometimes be accompanied by a burning or painful sensation. Vaginal leukoplakia is also known as leukoplakia of the external genitalia, a chronic nutritional disease of the female genital area. In daily life, many people with this disease are unaware of the precautions they should take for it.