What causes itchy labia minora?

Sometimes we will inadvertently see some women secretly scratching their private parts. Although this seems to be an uncivilized behavior, if you think about it carefully, there are certain reasons behind it. Many women always have symptoms of itching in their genitals, and this itching is very difficult to bear, so they have to resort to scratching to relieve it. So, what causes itchy labia?

Vulvar itching is a very common gynecological symptom. The itching areas are mostly the clitoris, mons pubis, labia majora and minora, and if the area is large, it may spread to the area around the anus. The symptoms may be mild or severe, and severe cases may make the patient restless, affecting work and rest. Repeated scratching of the vulvar skin can cause thickening of the skin, scratches, blood scabs, and lichenification.

There are many causes of vulvar itching, such as the stimulation of physical and chemical factors in daily life, systemic diseases, local vulvar lesions and infections, etc., which may become pathogenic factors, but there is also vulvar itching for which no cause can be found.

(1) Infectious factors: Trichomonas infection or fungal disease is the most common cause of vulvar itching. When suffering from Trichomonas vaginitis or bacterial vaginitis, or cervical erosion, the amount of leucorrhea increases significantly, and the inflammatory secretions irritate the vulvar skin and mucous membranes, causing itching. In addition, pubic lice, pubic scabies and some sexually transmitted diseases can also cause vulvar itching. Pinworm disease is common in young girls, mainly causing itching around the anus, which may spread to the vulva and occur at night.

(2) Local vulvar lesions: Vulvar skin diseases such as vulvar eczema, neurodermatitis, chronic vulvar dystrophy, vulvar tumors, etc. can all be causes of vulvar itching.

(3) Bad hygiene habits: Not paying attention to cleaning the vulva, causing vaginal secretions or menstrual blood to accumulate in the vulva, causing itching. On the contrary, washing the vulva several times a day, or frequently using strong alkaline soaps, or washing the vulva with potassium permanganate water will make the vulva skin too dry and cause itching.

(4) Inappropriate clothing: Wearing synthetic underwear or using menstrual belts made of rubber or plastic will cause poor ventilation of the vulva skin, causing it to be soaked with sweat and itchy.

In addition to the above reasons, if a woman has an allergic constitution or has taken any medication that may cause allergies, it can also easily cause symptoms of vaginal itching. In addition, if you suffer from systemic diseases, such as anemia, vitamin deficiency, etc., it will cause genital itching. Another thing to note is that if the body is too fat, it can easily cause vulvar itching.