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vaginal itching, pain, stinging

Sent to Health Experts December 10, 2007 7:55 a.m.

I have had vaginal itching, pain, stinging for about 5 years now. I've seen my gyn about and he stated it was chronic something or other. He did a biopsy and gave me Triamcinolone Acetonide creams to use. I have seen a # of doctors for this same problem and they all just give me some kind of cream or other. The cream helped @ first, not anymore. I'm at my wits end over this. It wakes me from a dead sleep, needless to say, I get very little sleep and not functioning well, of course. It seems to be a very itchy rash, with stinging, like somethings biting me, no smell, so I know its not a yeast problem. I've had them before. Any ideas? Please help!

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Female, Age: 52, West Virginia

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triamcinolone acetonide and everything I can think of.

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December 10, 2007 8:46 a.m. (50 minutes and 21 seconds later)

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Hi,
The fact that an infection has been ruled out in your case, the most probable diagnosis is Lichen Simplex infection. This is a skin condition occurring from chronic irritation of the vulva. The symptoms are constant irritation, itching and skin rash. Due to the constant irritation, the skin in the vulvo-vaginal area becomes thick. The cause is sensitivity to an allergen in the form of detergent etc. The treatment is avoiding the causative allergen and a mild steroid ointment.
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