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Vaginal and vulval problems – useful contacts <Sylk is a lubricant, made from kiwi fruit that is safe to use with condoms. In the UK, it is available on prescription from your doctor. Alternatively, you can buy it from your local pharmacist (who may have to order it for you) or you can buy it by mail order. Write to: Sylk Limited, Freepost, PO Box 340, Rickmansworth, Herts WD3 5WJ UK. Tel: 0870 950 6004. National Lichen Sclerosus Support Group
(UK) has
information about lichen sclerosus on its website. Write to:
PO Box 5830, Lyme Regis, Dorset DT7 3ZU, UK. Vulval Pain Society is a UK organization
with an excellent website that gives information about different
types of pain, frequently asked questions and links to similar
organizations. They publish a Vulval Pain Handbook that gives
information about vulval pain, possible treatments, and ways
of coping. Write to: PO Box 7804, Nottingham NG3 5ZQ, UK. National Vulvodynia Association is a US organization
that provides clear information about vulval pain. Write to:
PO Box 4491, Silver Spring, MD 20914-4491, USA. VulvarHealth is a good US
website that provides information about vulval disorders,
self-examination, self-care and current research. (Americans
use the adjective ‘vulvar’,
while the British use ‘vulval’.) Write to: VulvarHealth.Org,
PO Box 6762, Bloomington, IN 47407, USA. Oxalate information. If you want
to try a low oxalate diet, a list of low-, medium- and high-oxalate
foods can be found on the following website. The Vulvar Pain Foundation,
a US site, has an ‘oxalate section’, giving advice
about a low oxalate diet. Other useful contacts can be found in the genital infections section.
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