Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 22, 2026
Assessment of Perigenital Sensitivity and Prostatic Mast Cell Activation in a Mouse Model of Neonatal Maternal Separation
Published on: August 13, 2015
Effect of lichen sclerosus on sexual function and parturition
1Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Trust, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, England.
Women attending a dermatologic vulvar clinic were asked to reply by mail to an anonymous questionnaire asking simple questions about sexual function and pregnancy following the development of lichen sclerosus. Additional comments were invited from respondents. The majority of women of all ages reported that lichen sclerosus had a detrimental effect on sexual function, with problems including dyspareunia, apareunia and difficulty achieving orgasm. The symptoms may relate to continuing inflammatory disease as well as to anatomic changes and scarring from long-standing active disease. Disease-suppressing therapy should be instituted at the earliest opportunity, and surgery to reverse the effects of scarring should be considered.
Women attending a dermatologic vulvar clinic were asked to reply by mail to an anonymous questionnaire asking simple questions about sexual function and pregnancy following the development of lichen sclerosus. Additional comments were invited from respondents. The majority of women of all ages reported that lichen sclerosus had a detrimental effect on sexual function, with problems including dyspareunia, apareunia and difficulty achieving orgasm. The symptoms may relate to continuing inflammatory disease as well as to anatomic changes and scarring from long-standing active disease. Disease-suppressing therapy should be instituted at the earliest opportunity, and surgery to reverse the effects of scarring should be considered.
