What is lichen sclerosus? •Lichen sclerosus (‘like-en skler-oh-sus’) is a chronic (long-term) skin condition. It can cause inflammation, white patches, and scarring of the skin. • Lichen sclerosus can occur anywhere on the body but most often affects the skin around the vulva, penis, or anus. • Lichen sclerosus is more common in adults with a vulva. However, it can occasionally affect children or adults with a penis. • It can occur at any age but is more common in people over 50. • Vulval lichen sclerosus is where the condition occurs in the vulval area. Lichen sclerosis does not affect...

Vaginal thrush(sometimes called candidiasis) is a common syndrome. It is caused by an overgrowth of yeast organisms which live naturally in the bowel and in small numbers in the vagina. These organisms are mostly harmless, but symptoms can develop if numbers in the vagina increase. Candida albicans is the name of the most common of these organisms. Around 3 in 4 people with a vagina will have thrush at least once in their lifetime. The hormone oestrogen helps the yeast organism to grow, so thrush rarely occurs before puberty or after menopause when there is little oestrogen in your body. Vaginal...

A vasectomy is a permanent form of contraception. It involves a simple surgical procedure that prevents sperm from traveling from the testicles to the semen ejaculated from the penis. After vasectomy, your semen is the same, but it has no sperm in it. Vasectomy is a safe, effective, and permanent form of contraception. How effective is vasectomy? A vasectomy is over 99% effective. However, while it is rare, a vasectomy may fail, and you may stay fertile or become fertile again. This can happen if the tubes are not entirely blocked off, grow back together, or if a third vas deferens tube exists....