What are the causes of vaginal itching?

Usually women's private parts have their own defense system, so itching, odor, etc. generally do not occur. If itching occurs, it usually reflects an abnormal reaction of the female body. The cause should be found and treated in time. In order to give everyone a deeper understanding of vaginal itching, the following experts will give you a detailed introduction to the causes that can cause vaginal itching.

1. Vulvar diseases.

Women with vulvitis will experience itching, pain, burning sensation, and even swelling, rashes, erosions, and ulcers on the vulvar skin. Women with vulvitis will experience extreme itching of the vulva as the main symptom (leukoplakia of the vulva), which is unbearable for many patients, accompanied by pale vulvar skin. Patients with the proliferative type will experience aggravated itching at night, and may experience burning and other discomforts.

The vast majority of patients with vulvar cancer will experience long-term itching pain, burning sensation, chronic ulcers and bloody secretions in the vulva at the same time or before the onset of the disease, which is more severe at night. For those who do not respond to treatments such as vulvar leukoplakia and genital warts, it is best to check for cancer.

2. Bacterial infection.

The most common causes of vulvar itching are candidal vaginitis and Trichomonas vaginitis. The typical symptom of candidal vaginitis is vulvar itching, which varies in severity and can occur suddenly and stop suddenly. Patients may also experience increased vaginal discharge, thick vaginal discharge that is dregs-like or curd-like. Most cases of trichomonas vaginitis are asymptomatic, but some women may experience varying degrees of private itching, often accompanied by foamy secretions, and increased vaginal discharge that turns yellow-green.

3. Viral infection.

Sexually active women who have foul-smelling vaginal discharge, a foreign body sensation in the private parts, pain, itching, or pain during intercourse, as well as pink papules, are likely to have genital warts. Genital herpes may also cause local itching, with bright blisters the size of rice grains appearing on the urethral opening and vaginal wall.

4. Drug allergy or chemical crystal stimulation.

Some women are prone to contact dermatitis and itching when soap, condoms, mercurochrome, etc. come into direct contact with their private parts. Some women with allergic constitutions take sulfonamides or other drugs, which can cause "fixed drug eruption". In addition to local itching, they may also have complications such as vulvar erosion and exudation.

5. Vulvar skin lesions.

If the skin damage of tinea cruris expands to the vulva, it will cause severe local itching; vulvar eczema is manifested as papules, blisters and erosions with unclear local skin boundaries, manifested as severe itching, and the onset is often related to allergies; the local itching caused by neurodermatitis is also very severe. In addition to causing local itching, it is often accompanied by vulvar malnutrition and skin atrophy.

6. Allergy to sexual intercourse.

Women with allergic constitutions, especially those who are allergic to semen, condoms, etc., are prone to local itching after sexual intercourse.

7. Bad hygiene habits lead to unclean private skin.

Some women use toilet paper improperly, causing the skin of the vulva to be soaked by menstrual blood, vaginal secretions, urine, feces and sweat, or they usually wear non-breathable chemical fiber underwear, which causes moisture and heat accumulation, leading to chronic inflammation of the local skin and causing vulvar itching.

The above are several reasons that experts introduced to you that can cause genital itching. I hope everyone can pay more attention in daily life, take precautions, and avoid genital itching. If genital itching occurs, you should go to the hospital immediately to find out the cause and then receive targeted treatment to avoid worsening of the condition due to untimely or improper treatment.