What are the causes of vaginal itching in women?

Vulvar itching in women is a very common gynecological symptom. Many patients will find that the frequency of vulvar itching symptoms increases, but the time of occurrence keeps changing, thus affecting their normal life and work, and having a great impact on patients. Therefore, we need to find the cause of women's vaginal itching in order to prevent or treat it. So what are the causes of women's vaginal itching? Let's learn about it together.

Local causes

1. The most common local cause is increased vaginal discharge, especially vaginitis caused by Trichomonas or fungal infection. The large amount of abnormal vaginal discharge irritates the vulva and causes itching.

2. If you use disinfectant to rinse the vulva and vagina, or place certain drugs in the vagina (such as sulfonamides, furacillin, chlorhexidine suppositories, etc.), it may cause vulvar skin allergies or dermatitis, which may also cause vulvar itching.

3. Not paying attention to hygiene during menstruation, or using rubber or plastic menstrual belts, and failing to clean the vulva regularly, causing menstrual blood or vaginal secretions to accumulate in the vulva for a long time. Or wearing synthetic underwear on a regular basis will often keep the vulva in a wet and hot environment, which can often cause itching of the vulva.

4. Some people often use strongly alkaline soap or potassium permanganate solution to clean the vulva, which causes the vulva skin to become dry, lack of oil and become itchy.

5. For people suffering from pinworm disease, pinworms often crawl out of the anus and irritate the area around the anus and the vulva, causing itching, especially at night, and even affecting sleep.

6. If the vulvar itching is not caused by the above reasons, it is likely to be caused by a variety of vulvar skin diseases, such as vulvar eczema, neurodermatitis, atrophic lichen sclerosus, vulvar dermatitis, etc. These diseases can not only cause different degrees of itching, but also the vulvar skin may have different degrees of whitening, atrophy or thickening changes.

7. Early symptoms of vulvar cancer also include skin itching. Some people develop vulvar cancer after years of itching.

Certain systemic diseases can also cause vulvar itching

1. The most common cause is diabetes. Due to the frequent excretion of sugary urine, the vulva will be irritated and it will become itchy. If it is complicated by fungal infection, the itching will be even worse.

2. When suffering from diseases such as icteric hepatitis, riboflavin deficiency, anemia or chronic hepatitis, the whole body will itch, including the vulva.

Sometimes there is no obvious local or systemic cause for vulvar itching, and no changes can be seen in the vulva. This kind of vulvar itching that cannot be found is likely caused by high mental stress, excessive fatigue, mental trauma or conditioned reflexes.

There are many reasons for women's vulva itching. No matter what the cause is, it will stimulate the health of the vulva, leading to more diseases, and causing great mental harm to the patient. The patient will also bear heavy psychological pressure and burden. Therefore, women should pay attention to women's vulva itching, and usually do a good job of cleaning the vulva to prevent infection by bacteria.