Dear Alice,

Thank you for the informative and candid site!! As a librarian, I appreciate this site. One condition that should be mentioned when vulvar itching is present — "lichen sclerosus" (LS), sometimes spelled other ways: sclerosis, or lichen sclerosis et atrophicus.

I was fortunate that my dermatologist immediately recognized and verified by biopsy this condition... which was confirmed once again by my gyn.

It is rare and often misdiagnosed... and since it appears to be progressive, can eventually interfere with one's sexual life.

One Internet site to begin with is NLSSG — National Lichen Sclerosus Support Group at www.lichensclerosus.org.