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Testosterone pellet implant therapy for lichen sclerosus

Wright AJ

Missouri medicine, 1993

Abstract

Lichen sclerosus is a benign chronic skin disease predominantly affecting the vulva in post-menopausal women. Various methods of therapy have been recommended for this stubborn and uncomfortable condition. The article describes a new method of therapy for patients suffering from this disorder, utilizing subcutaneously-implanted testosterone pellets to obtain extended remission of symptoms.

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