Health Center - Reproductive and Pelvic Health

No matter your age, the health of your reproductive and urinary organs—your pelvic organs—is important. If something goes wrong "down there," it affects your overall health and quality of life. Get answers to all of your most pressing questions and put an end to embarrassing symptoms.

Genital Itchiness: What You Need to Know About Lichen Sclerosus

No one knows what causes LS, but there seems to be a strong link between the disease and autoimmunity. Autoimmunity occurs when the immune system becomes overreactive, attacking the person's own tissue instead of only attacking foreign pathogens. Autoimmune diseases include other skin conditions like scleroderma, thyroid disorders such as hypo- and hyperthyroidism, lupus erythematosus and type 1 diabetes. One study found that four out of 10 patients with LS also had