His and Her Health

I HAVE HAD A RECURRING ITCH OF THE VULVA AREA GOING ON 5 YEARS NOW. I HAVE BEEN TO MY DOCTOR SEVERAL TIMES, EVERYTIME HE SENDS ME AWAY AS IF IT WAS IN MY HEAD. I EVEN TRIED GOING TO A NEARBY CLINIC TO GET A DIFFERENT OPINION AND HE SAID THAT I NEEDED TO TAKE AN ANTI-DEPRESSION MEDICATION BECAUSE IT WAS A CHEMICAL IMBALANCE. MIND YOU HE DID NOT EVEN EXAMINE ME OR DO ANY TYPE OF TESTS. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED AND GETTING DEPRESSED BECAUSE AT TIMES IT CAN BE VERY DEFIFFICULT TO SAY THE LEAST TO DO CERTAIN THINGS BECAUSE OF THE SEVERE ITCH. I HAVE READ ABOUT SOMETHING CALLED VULVADONIA BUT I DO NOT HAVE "PAIN" AT THE TOUCH OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I ITCH AND BURN NO MATTER WHAT! I RECENTLY WENT BACK TO MY DOCTOR AND HE TOLD ME TO QUIT WEARING JEANS. THAT REALLY BUGGED ME BECAUSE FOR ONE I DON'T NORMALLY WEAR JEANS ON A DAILY BASIS BUT BECAUSE I HAD THEM ON FOR HIS VISIT HE ASSUMED THAT HAD TO BE IT. I FEEL LIKE I AM INSULTING HIM WHEN I SUGGEST HE LOOK INTO A PARTICULAR AREA. WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST? AND IF IT IS GETTING ANOTHER DOCTOR (WHICH HAS CROSSED MY MIND) DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTION FOR MY AREA WHICH IS THE BATON ROUGE, LA AREA?<P>I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP AND ADVICE I COULD RECEIVE. I AM READY TO END THIS NIGHTMARE!!!!!

vulvar itch is usually caused by one of several dermatologic disorders. Please see my article on <A HREF="www.ourgyn.com" TARGET=_blank>www.ourgyn.com</A> discussimg lichen simplex chronicus and lichen sclerosus.<P>------------------<BR>Andrew T. Goldstein<BR>Director, The Center For Vulvovaginal Disorders<BR><p>[Note: This message has been edited by NEWSHE Moderator]