What causes vaginal itching?

Women are generally more reserved and conservative, but their body structure determines that their genitals are more susceptible to infection than men's. At this time, many women are too shy to see a doctor. I didn’t dare to talk to my husband about the itching in my vagina. Now let’s talk about what causes vaginal itching in women?

The common causes of vulvar itching are as follows:

1. External stimulation: such as not paying attention to the hygiene of the vulva, stimulation from vaginal secretions, vulvar secretions, sweat, moisture, immersion, chemical fiber underwear, unqualified menstrual belts, rough toilet paper, allergies caused by vulvar and vaginal medication, and frequent washing of the vulva with soap can all lead to vulvar itching.

2. Caused by infectious diseases: such as candidal vaginitis, Trichomonas vaginitis, infection with pubic lice, scabies, pinworms, etc. In addition to vulvar itching, candidal vaginitis will also cause tofu-like leucorrhea with an odor. In case of Trichomonas vaginitis, in addition to vulvar itching, there will be foamy leucorrhea with a special odor.

3. Skin diseases of the vulva: The skin lesions of tinea cruris often extend to the vulva, causing severe local itching. The local itching caused by vulvar eczema and neurodermatitis is more severe. The former is manifested as papules and blisters with unclear local skin boundaries and erosion exudate, while the latter often causes thickening of the skin with lichenification due to scratching. In addition to causing local itching, leukoplakia of the vulva is often accompanied by vulvar malnutrition and skin atrophy.

4. Systemic diseases: Systemic diseases mainly include diabetes, anemia, leukemia, polycythemia, skin diseases, liver and gallbladder diseases, kidney diseases, lymphoma, etc. In addition to general itching, vulvar itching is often accompanied.

You see, the above situations are what the editor has compiled that can cause vaginal itching in women, but the main problem is still poor personal hygiene and low immunity caused by bacteria infection, which can cause bacterial vaginitis, fungal vaginitis, etc. From this we can see that it is very important to maintain good personal hygiene.