Why do I call it BXO?
This blog is only read by Google at the moment, as it crawls the web looking for pages to index. Nonetheless, there will one day be a time when people read this blog for information, and I suspect, when that happens, at least some of you will ask this question:
Why do you call it BXO and not Lichen Sclerosus?
It's a good question. Lichen Sclerosus refers to the skin condition, just like eczema refers to a skin condition. Lichen Sclerosus occurs both in women and men, and can occur on any part of the body, but is perhaps most awkward when it occurs on the genital area. You could rightly argue that, if a person has eczema, it's always called eczema, no matter what gender the patient is. Whether a man gets eczema on his penis, or a woman gets it around her vulva, it's still called eczema. And that's true.
But here's the kicker. Men and women aren't the same. We learn that as preschoolers, right? We're not referring to Lichen Sclerosus on a man's arm versus on a woman's arm. We're referring to it on a man's penis versus a woman's vulva. Were a man and a woman with eczema both to go to a doctor and ask for treatment, they'd be given the same medication, and the same procedure for treatment, and it would probably work the same, all things being equal. Were a man and a woman with Lichen Sclerosus to visit a doctor for treatment, they would not necessarily end up with the same treatment program. The man has a good chance of being told he needs a circumcision. Does the woman get that? No.
Also, men generally have the luxury of being able to slide our foreskin back, to air out the affected area. I personally believe this makes a difference - keeping it dry certainly does anyway. Women can't do that. So here's my theory, and this might sound a little disrespectful toward western medicine, but here it is.
Lichen Sclerosus is apparently far more common in women than it is in men. Women can't air out their vulva the way men can, so for them, Lichen Sclerosus is very difficult to treat. So the industry has a high incidence of women presenting with a condition that is very difficult to treat but appears to respond well to being kept dry. Then the odd male starts to present with it. I think I've read that the odds are about 1 in 100000 for men. Men present with this god awful disease that the industry knows is a bitch to treat in women, and is also aware that it has a procedure for removing affected penile skin, the procedure being harmless in their eyes. So it's really easy for them to solve and move onto other more important illnesses than those affecting the sex lives of the odd male in his midlife. Lichen Sclerosus in men = solved by circumcision. Sure, try the meds first but don't hold out too much hope. Circumcision will clear it up.
BXO refers to the condition in men. This site is a resource for men. If you're a woman and you've ended up here because you searched for "Lichen Sclerosus Natural Cure" or similar, I apologise. This is a men's site. I really wish I had some more advice for you, as I know firsthand how much it sucks suffering from this. But this site is about measures that take advantage of the additional functionality of the male genitalia to overcome this awful disorder.
So, I use the phrase "BXO" rather than Lichen Sclerosus because I want men to be able to find this site, and because I want to help them avoid circumcision.
Why do you call it BXO and not Lichen Sclerosus?
It's a good question. Lichen Sclerosus refers to the skin condition, just like eczema refers to a skin condition. Lichen Sclerosus occurs both in women and men, and can occur on any part of the body, but is perhaps most awkward when it occurs on the genital area. You could rightly argue that, if a person has eczema, it's always called eczema, no matter what gender the patient is. Whether a man gets eczema on his penis, or a woman gets it around her vulva, it's still called eczema. And that's true.
But here's the kicker. Men and women aren't the same. We learn that as preschoolers, right? We're not referring to Lichen Sclerosus on a man's arm versus on a woman's arm. We're referring to it on a man's penis versus a woman's vulva. Were a man and a woman with eczema both to go to a doctor and ask for treatment, they'd be given the same medication, and the same procedure for treatment, and it would probably work the same, all things being equal. Were a man and a woman with Lichen Sclerosus to visit a doctor for treatment, they would not necessarily end up with the same treatment program. The man has a good chance of being told he needs a circumcision. Does the woman get that? No.
Also, men generally have the luxury of being able to slide our foreskin back, to air out the affected area. I personally believe this makes a difference - keeping it dry certainly does anyway. Women can't do that. So here's my theory, and this might sound a little disrespectful toward western medicine, but here it is.
Lichen Sclerosus is apparently far more common in women than it is in men. Women can't air out their vulva the way men can, so for them, Lichen Sclerosus is very difficult to treat. So the industry has a high incidence of women presenting with a condition that is very difficult to treat but appears to respond well to being kept dry. Then the odd male starts to present with it. I think I've read that the odds are about 1 in 100000 for men. Men present with this god awful disease that the industry knows is a bitch to treat in women, and is also aware that it has a procedure for removing affected penile skin, the procedure being harmless in their eyes. So it's really easy for them to solve and move onto other more important illnesses than those affecting the sex lives of the odd male in his midlife. Lichen Sclerosus in men = solved by circumcision. Sure, try the meds first but don't hold out too much hope. Circumcision will clear it up.
BXO refers to the condition in men. This site is a resource for men. If you're a woman and you've ended up here because you searched for "Lichen Sclerosus Natural Cure" or similar, I apologise. This is a men's site. I really wish I had some more advice for you, as I know firsthand how much it sucks suffering from this. But this site is about measures that take advantage of the additional functionality of the male genitalia to overcome this awful disorder.
So, I use the phrase "BXO" rather than Lichen Sclerosus because I want men to be able to find this site, and because I want to help them avoid circumcision.
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