Patent ID: 9532717
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. An enhanced and improved method of diagnosing the subsurface presence of vulvovaginitis comprising: a. providing a source of cross-polarized light; b. illuminating an anatomical site of the vulvovaginal area with the cross-polarized light in vitro or in vivo; c. viewing the cross-polarized light to detect presence of subsurface irritation at the anatomical site; and d. diagnosing the presence of vulvovaginitis; wherein the anatomical site is at least one of the vulva, introitus, or vagina; wherein the subsurface irritation is at least one of erythema or dryness; and wherein the vulvovaginitis includes at least one of vulvar vestibulitis syndrome, or Lichen sclerosus.