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Treatments

Treatment is prescribed to relieve the effects of symptoms only.  There is no cure. Topical steroid creams or ointments are prescribed in various strengths. The strength of your prescription will be decided by your consultant. The treatment of choice in the UK is Dermovate Ointment. You may notice considerable relief after about two weeks of treatment. It is advisable to continue the treatment for the full term of the course recommended by your consultant. 

It is not advisable to just stop using your steroid prescription as soon as you start to feel better. You will need to reduce the dose steadily.

Give your treatment a fair chance to work and try not to just give up if you are not more comfortable only after a week.  Not everyone responds to the same type of steroid preparation and it may be necessary to persevere and persist with various products before relief is obtained. 

You may experience quite long remissions in symptoms after treatment but sometimes the symptoms do return and further treatment is necessary. You should always discuss this with either your GP or your consultant. 

If you experience burning sensations after applying your treatment speak to your doctor/consultant. If you are using Dermovate in the cream form it is possible that you may be sensitive to the preservatives in the cream rather than the Dermovate. Your doctor may prescribe Dermovate Ointment. 

Surgery is not a treatment for LS. Sometimes surgery becomes necessary to alleviate the effects of scarring, fusion and where the vaginal opening has narrowed.