Does anyone know a site that has comparison pictures of vulvar discoloration? I have hyperpigmentation around the vulva, looks like blackish swirls. had a biopsy of that area, but I am also suspicious of a flat macular spot that is purple-black, then there is another flat lesion on the other side that is brownish-tan and asymmetric. Everything is flat, no raised parts, no symptoms except no more periods at age 44. I have a very tiny amount of brownish discharge and have to wear a panty liner daily.
I had laser treatment 20 years ago for HPV. My Paps have been normal every year, and my doctor said that I am totally cleared from HPV, which I thought stayed with you forever, but he says that some people clear it. He also thinks I have Asherman's syndrome and that could explain the discharge and not ever becoming pregnant and no periods.
Anyways, he kept saying for the past few years that I have pigmentation down there and it is probably due to laser treatment. However, this last time, he said he wanted to have it biopsied, that there have been some changes.
I had the biopsy done Monday, 7/21/08, and I do not have results back yet. However, my gynecologist is going away this weekend, and the results may not be back before he leaves. I want a second opinion because I am so terrified that it could be melanoma or something.
Every site I have been to keeps bringing up melanoma when I do a search for vulvar dark pigment changes. I am trying to find something that supports my doctor saying that laser treatment can make the vulva change in color; it's like swirls and other brownish uneven spots down there. Is it true that I could also have a benign condition from laser treatment in the past? I can't find any comparison pictures of anything benign.
Any help would be appreciated! Thanks so much!
Seriously terrified