What should you do if a woman has an itch down there?

Often, women always feel that being a woman is difficult, and they always suffer from various gynecological diseases, such as vaginitis. Although many gynecological diseases can be well treated with the improvement of medical standards, many women are too shy to go to the hospital for treatment, especially when facing male doctors. What causes vulvar itching?

Causes of vulvar itching:

1. Vaginal diseases:

Candidal vaginitis, Trichomonas vaginitis, senile vaginitis, gonococcal vaginitis, mycoplasma, chlamydia infection, etc. This disease can easily be transmitted between sexual partners. During treatment, the sexual partners must be treated at the same time to prevent cross infection and achieve a complete cure.

2. Bad hygiene habits: Not developing the habit of cleaning the vulva every day, or not changing and washing underwear frequently. If sanitary appliances are not dedicated, or if the same basin is used for bathing and washing feet, these can transmit bacteria and cause infection.

3. External stimulation:

Sometimes birth control pills can also cause itching. Itching can also be caused by tight underwear, friction from underwear, and irritation from the menstrual period. Due to the lack of attention to the hygiene of the vulva, irritants from vaginal secretions, vulvar secretions, sweat, moisture, immersion, synthetic underwear, unqualified menstrual period belts, rough toilet paper, allergies caused by vulvar and vaginal medications, and frequent washing of the vulva with soap can all lead to vulvar itching.

4. Local vulvar lesions: common warts, herpes, eczema, condyloma acuminatum, vulvar squamous cell hyperplasia, lichen sclerosus, pubic lice, scabies, etc.

5. Systemic diseases: diabetes, jaundice, cholestasis and other pruritus of unknown causes.

Vulvar itching self-examination

Wash your hands first, then use the "tips" of your index and middle fingers to press the vulva starting from the "mons pubis" area, from top to bottom, until the anus. When you touch the vulva normally, it should feel smooth and soft. If you don't press hard, you won't feel any pain. Of course, under normal circumstances, you shouldn't feel any small nodules or lumps. Otherwise, you may be sick.

Vulvar itching prevention and treatment

1. Pay attention to the cleanliness of the vulva, do not use soap to wash the vulva, and try to avoid scratching and rubbing the affected area.

2. Do not eat spicy and irritating foods, such as chili, ginger, garlic, fried foods, five-spice powder, pepper, etc.

3. Avoid depression and tension.

4. If the symptoms still cannot be relieved after doing the above points, you should seek medical attention in time, find out the cause of the itching, and treat it according to the cause of the disease. Do not take medicine blindly.

5. If the treatment of vulvar itching is delayed, it will often become a very difficult disease to treat, but it is not a terminal illness. Patients should not have too much psychological burden and should go to a regular hospital as soon as possible.

Warm reminder: Women will always suffer from gynecological diseases of one kind or another. If you suffer from a gynecological disease, you must pay attention.