What happens if the vulva is itchy and scratched?

When a woman feels discomfort in her genitals, she needs to go to the hospital for examination. There are many common problems in the genitals. Before treatment, you need to understand your own problems so that you can choose the correct method during treatment. Many women choose treatment methods at random, which will affect their own genitals. So what happens if the vulva is itchy and scratched? Many women don't know this. The following is a detailed introduction.

What happens when the vulva is scratched?

1. Local factors:

1. Inflammatory stimulation, such as trichomoniasis vaginitis, candidal vaginitis, and chronic cervicitis, the stimulation of inflammatory secretions causes itching of the vulva.

2. Urinary fistula, urinary incontinence, urinary tract infection secretions, urine irritation.

3. Senile vaginitis and pelvic genital tumor secretion irritation.

4. Rectovaginal fistula, anal fistula, and stool contamination.

5. Skin diseases of the vulva, such as eczema, psoriasis, pubic lice, genital warts, increased secretion of sweat glands and sebaceous glands in obese women, and accumulation of secretions due to poor local hygiene.

6. Vulvar malnutrition and vulvar varicose veins.

2. Systemic factors:

Local itching symptoms caused by systemic diseases, such as diabetes mellitus, vitamin deficiency, icteric hepatitis, patient allergic reactions such as drug allergy, urticaria, and topical use of contraceptive tools may cause vulvar itching. At the same time, a small number of neurological patients experience vulvar itching with no obvious cause.

Vulvar itching often affects conception. Persistent and long-term itching can cause local skin reactions, vesicular papules, eczematous erosions, ulcers in severe cases, adhesions, atrophy, swelling of the labia, and narrow vaginal opening that can interfere with sexual life and cause urination disorders.

After understanding the cause of vulvar itching caused by scratching, you can choose drug treatment to improve the vulvar itching. This treatment method is simple and does not harm the vulva. However, when treating vulvar itching, you should pay attention to your diet. Women should not choose spicy food, as spicy food is of no help to the female body.