Labial paraffinoma in menopause women
Heon-Young Kwon A * , Nhat Minh Nguyen B * , Ji-Kan Ryu B and Jun-Kyu Suh B CA Man and Woman Urology Clinic, Mokwon Building, 8 Seomyeon Munhwaro, Busanjin-Gu, Busan 47256, Korea.
B National Research Center for Sexual Medicine and Department of Urology, Inha University School of Medicine, 7-206, 3rd St, Shinheung-Dong, Jung-Gu, Incheon 22332, Korea.
C Corresponding author. Email: jksuh@inha.ac.kr
Sexual Health 16(2) 195-197 https://doi.org/10.1071/SH18203
Submitted: 24 October 2018 Accepted: 14 January 2019 Published: 26 March 2019
Abstract
Age-related changes in menopause women not only affect the physical appearance of the female external genitalia but also disrupt sexual functioning, for which many menopause women may require treatment to resolve these aesthetic problems or sexual dysfunction. Unfortunately, it is not infrequent that women seek non-medical solutions, including local injection of an unapproved agent into external genitalia, and it is extremely rare for it to be reported in literature. This case study reports on the experiences of treating two menopause women who had labial granuloma induced by local injection of paraffin.
Additional keywords: female sexual dysfunction, granuloma, labium majora, menopause, paraffin.
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