I thought I had thrush and tried to treat it with over-the-counter medicine. After seeing a doctor and explaining my symptoms, I was diagnosed with lichen sclerosus. I had never heard of the condition ...

OPINION: People working in health care spend so much time caring for others that they often forget to care for themselves, Deeksha Rajesh writes.

There's so much secrecy and stigma surrounding our vulvas, vaginas and general reproductive health that many women put up with unbearable physical and emotional symptoms for years out of embarrassment ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Katie Silver: Now to a relatively common disorder that many women have a genetic predisposition to but ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A little more than two years ago, I was diagnosed with vulvar lichen sclerosus. My doctor prescribed a topical cream, which I still use once or twice each week. I have never been ...

Vulvar squamous cell carcinoma is the fourth most common type of gynecological cancer and affects the external female genitalia. It accounts for approximately 3–5% of all gynecological malignancies, ...

Lichen sclerosus is a chronic, inflammatory skin disease. It causes thin, white, patchy areas of skin that can be painful, tear easily, and itch. These areas can appear anywhere on the body, but are ...

You’ve probably heard of lichens — complex organisms consisting of a fungus and an alga (and sometimes a bacterium) that break down rocks to create soil. Though lichens vary widely in color and form, ...