Is there really a difference with Atrophic Vaginitis & LS?

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Does anyone know if there is really a difference between:

Atrophic Vaginitis and

Lichen Sclerosis?

Seems to me they are the same thing but with women not in menopause

they call it LS (because we all KNOW that you can't have estrogen

problems before menopause! LOL) and with older women they call it AV.

Is there any tests that confirm one or the other? I mean, do they

look different pathology wise???

The symtpoms are the same for both including the anal problems.

My anal area feels like it is getting smaller and this is causing pain

(achiness) and small tears plus a nice hemorrhoid. I say the skin is

thinning myself. My front has small paper like tears in the outer

lips.

The reason I ask is because for LS they want you to use cortizone

which in turn thins the skin. If you really have AV then this makes

things worse I would think!

I'm soooo confused! LOL

Lynn

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Lynn writes:

Does anyone know if there is really a difference between:

Atrophic Vaginitis and

Lichen Sclerosis?

YES!

I have sever atrophic vaginitis, but I only have early stage LS. You can

get LS without any sort of Estrogen connection. There is a type of LS that

is triggered by Estrogen depleation usually during menopause (the type I

have) Lichen Sclerosis Atrophicus. I dont know a whole lot about the other

type, just that people have seen 3 year old girls with it. Obviously a 3

year old wont be suffering from estrogen depleation. Dee could probably

tell you more about LS. Any good URLS Dee? I'll see if I can dig up some

myself and ones for Atrophic vaginitis. When you read those you will see

the definate difference. LS is actually a skin disorder. Atrophic

Vaginitis is caused only from estrogen depleation in the vagina.

Hope that helps

Bunny /| |\

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