What are the dangers of vulvar leukoplakia?

Some women may have gynecological diseases due to various reasons. Vulvar leukoplakia is a common gynecological disease, but it is very harmful to the body. Some patients are unwilling to receive treatment because the symptoms are not obvious or for some reasons, but they often ask what are the consequences of not treating vulvar leukoplakia? From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, women with blood deficiency and weak body are more likely to have vulvar leukoplakia than at other times. So what are the dangers of vulvar leukoplakia? Let’s learn more about it in detail.

First, it affects the couple's life: vulvar leukoplakia often causes the surface of the white spots to become thicker or smoother, and the skin at the lesions becomes dry and loses elasticity. The patient has sparse or falling pubic hair and a narrow vaginal opening, which affects sexual life. If not treated in time, it can easily cause vaginal stenosis and sexual apathy, affecting the normal life of the couple.

Second, difficulty in delivery: Because the vaginal opening becomes narrow, it becomes very difficult for some female patients who have never given birth to deliver a fetus vaginally, and bacteria are very likely to infect the fetus during the delivery process, causing various adverse consequences. Therefore, if pregnant women with vulvar leukoplakia want to give birth, they can only choose cesarean section.

Third, it can be passed on to the next generation: Clinical studies have shown that vulvar leukoplakia is not contagious, but if women do not receive thorough treatment, it can be inherited or passed on to the next generation, spreading the disease to the next generation.

Fourth, canceration: If vulvar leukoplakia is not treated effectively for a long time, when the condition becomes serious, it will turn into cancer, namely vulvar cancer, which endangers women's lives.

Long-term itching can cause local ulceration, cracking, soreness and secondary infection. Therefore, there will be local burning pain, especially the clitoris, labia minora and other areas are very sensitive. Once the vulva atrophies, the clitoral hood will thicken and keratinize significantly, and may even cause localized thickening, ulcers, and cracks. When the vulva is severely atrophied, the clitoris, labia majora and minora will shrink and become adhered, the labia minora will partially or completely disappear, the vaginal opening will become narrow, and even affect urination. Once cancer occurs in the vulva, the only option is surgical removal, and you can no longer be a complete woman.

The above describes the dangers of vulvar leukoplakia. Vulvar leukoplakia is not contagious but has a high inheritance rate and has been confirmed to have the possibility of canceration. When women suffer from severe vulvar leukoplakia, they must seek timely treatment. It will not only affect the couple's life, but also cause great harm to the body. Therefore, female friends must never take vulvar leukoplakia lightly. I wish you good health.