What are the causes of female vulva itching?

If women do not pay attention to their hygiene habits in daily life and do not change clothes in time, their private parts will be unclean. Female vulvar itching is a common symptom, especially at night, this symptom will be more obvious and more severe. So what are the causes of female vulvar itching?

1. Physical and physiological factors

Excessive sweating, moisture and immersion in the vulva or its surroundings often cause itching; itching caused by local contact allergies is very common, such as the irritation or allergy of bad soaps used to wash the vulva, contact allergies from inappropriate underwear, and rough straw paper are also unfavorable irritation factors; secretions and excretions from the vulva or anus, if not washed or cleared, will also promote and aggravate the occurrence of vulvar pruritus. Disorders of body fluid and endocrine metabolism are also closely related to vulvar itching.

2. Mental factors

Emotional tension often coexists with vulvar pruritus, and there is no doubt that tension is often affected by vulvar pruritus. They are mutually causal and dominate the occurrence and development of vulvar pruritus. Insomnia and vulvar pruritus in the elderly are often causally related and interrelated. Insomnia can further aggravate emotional stimulation, creating a vicious cycle of vulvar pruritus.

3. Inflammatory diseases

Common pruritic skin diseases can affect the vulva and cause vulvar itching, such as scabies, pediculosis, fungal infection and contact dermatitis. Other diseases such as proctitis, cervicitis and vaginitis also often cause varying degrees of itching. Anal itching is also a common cause of vulvar itching. Candida infection or Trichomonas infection of the vulva and vagina is a common cause of itching.

4. Internal medicine diseases

Many medical diseases such as liver disease, bile duct disease, kidney disease, tumors, diabetes, etc. can manifest as vulvar itching. In elderly women with diabetes, vulvar itching may be a unique manifestation of diabetes itself or a precursor symptom of it. Therefore, dermatologists and obstetricians and gynecologists often conduct urine tests and glucose tolerance tests on patients based on clues from vulvar itching and discover some potential or mild diabetes.

The above are the causes of female vulva itching. There are not only physiological and physical reasons but also mental reasons. If you are in a state of tension and anxiety for a long time, it will also affect the female vulva. Therefore, you must not only maintain good habits but also maintain a good mood, so as to prevent various diseases.