Medicine is starting to agree with me
For many years, I have stated that BXO is caused by dampness. I started showing BXO after I began dribbling slightly after urination, and my symptoms improved under opposite conditions. While I employed a range of treatments, I also experienced a steady improvement in symptoms using nothing other than dryness. I was browsing forums recently, and I came across a paper published in 2015, which stated that Male Genital Lichen Sclerosus (MGLSc) was most likely not autoimmune in nature, but instead, symptomatic of exposure to urine. You may read the whole paper if you wish, but essentially the conclusion sums it up nicely: MGLSc is an acquired, chronic, inflammatory and fibrosing cutaneous disease responsible for significant sexual and urological dysfunction as well as creating a risk of squamous carcinoma of the penis. The etiology of MGLSc is now much better understood. It is not primarily an autoimmune condition. It is likely that an interaction between the irritant effects of uri