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Topical testosterone for lichen sclerosus
Author(s) -
Ayhan A.,
Urman B.,
Yüce K.,
Ayhan A.,
Gököz A.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(89)90412-8
Subject(s) - lichen sclerosus , medicine , vulva , testosterone (patch) , dermatology , urology , surgery
Twenty‐three patients diagnosed as lichen sclerosus with colposcopic directed biopsy were given topical testosterone as a first line therapy. The overall remission rate was found to be 87.7%; 8.7% of the patients experienced undesirable androgenic side effects. Of the three patients who did not respond satisfactorily to testosterone treatment, two had alcohol injection to the vulva and one had vulvar denervation.