Vulvar lichen sclerosus in pregnancy: Unaddressed needs and systematic review.
Britt DebaeneSander VandeweegeHans VerstraelenPublished in: Skin health and disease (2023)
Women with vulvar lichen sclerosus (vLS) often express their concern over disease course, treatment, and complications relating to vLS in pregnancy and following childbirth. We used such patient concerns as study objectives in a systematic literature research. Although few, mostly low-quality studies have been published on that matter, and albeit the vast majority of women will have stable vLS during pregnancy, available data also suggest that in a small but significant proportion of patients, pregnancy and delivery may complicate the course of vLS and vice versa.
Keyphrases
- systematic review
- pregnancy outcomes
- preterm birth
- end stage renal disease
- meta analyses
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- pregnant women
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- electronic health record
- sentinel lymph node
- randomized controlled trial
- early stage
- type diabetes
- squamous cell carcinoma
- insulin resistance
- case control
- rectal cancer
- cervical cancer screening
- smoking cessation
- breast cancer risk