Lichen sclerosus - The Vulval Pain Society

For detailed information on lichen sclerosus, including treatments, research and links to support groups, vist the Lichen Sclerosus and Vulval Cancer UK Awareness website.

Resources

The BSSVD in collaboration with Manchester University have produced a leaflet which shows how to perform a vulval self-examination to check for abnormalities. This leaflet is aimed at people who are at an increased risk of vulval cancer due to age or certain medical conditions, including lichen sclerosus:

Vulval self-examination for women at increased risk of vulval cancer

More on lichen sclerosus from the VPS website

A good overview of this condition can be found in VPS Webinar of 1 May 2013: Vulval Pain: Present knowledge - Prof Wendy Reid. The discussion can be found on slides 13 and 14 if you're watching the presentation, or at around the 7 mins 30 secs mark if listening to the MP3 soundtrack.