What medicine to take for vaginal itching

Vaginal itching actually occurs in most female friends, but many times it is not taken seriously. There are many reasons for vaginal itching, so the specific medication should be arranged according to the diagnosis. Friends who suffer from vaginal itching should first maintain good hygiene of the vulva. They can use appropriate cleaning liquids such as Ganlin Lotion and Huangku Lotion.

1. What medicine is effective for vaginal itching?

Don’t take medicine casually. Experts suggest that attention should be paid to strengthening the hygiene of the vulva. Patients with symptoms of vulvar itching must remember not to scratch the itch directly with their hands to prevent inducing a larger infection and affecting the treatment effect. The correct treatment method is to use a special cleaning solution to clean it, such as Ganlin Lotion, Compound Sophora Flavescentis Lotion, Huangkui Lotion, etc.

During the period of vulvar itching, the underwear should be kept breathable and dry to create a healthy and hygienic recovery environment for the vulva and reduce the breeding of bacteria. With the assistance of various cleaning solutions and medications, the symptoms of vulvar itching can be significantly improved.

Of course, some problems that cause vulvar itching are caused by some gynecological diseases, which requires patients to go to the hospital for some necessary examinations to clearly understand the cause of the disease. The treatment of vulvar itching with certain medicines can also be more targeted, and vulvar itching can be solved fundamentally.

2. Symptoms of vaginal itching

The itching is mostly located in the clitoris and labia minora. It can also affect the labia majora, perineum and even the perianal area. It is often paroxysmal, but can also be continuous, usually aggravated at night. Unexplained vulvar itching usually only occurs in women of childbearing age or postmenopausal women, often affecting the entire vulva, but may also be limited to a certain part or one side of the vulva. Although the itching is very severe and even unbearable, the local skin and mucous membranes appear normal, or there are only scratches due to excessive scratching.

3. Classification of vaginal itching

According to the itching part

Anus, labia, scrotum. The itching in these three places is collectively called vulvar itch. The corresponding diseases are called vulvar pruritus, anal pruritus, tinea cruris, scrotal scabies, etc., and they should be treated accordingly.

According to severity

When the condition is mild, you will feel itchy, but it will not have much impact on your life and work. When the condition is moderate, it will have a certain impact on your life and work. When the condition is more serious, it will affect your normal life and work, and you may even have trouble sleeping at night. This is particularly serious. If vulvar itching occurs, check to see if there are other symptoms, such as excessive vaginal discharge. If there is excessive vaginal discharge, it may be vaginitis, so you should go to the hospital in time to let the doctor check whether there are any pathogens, and make a timely diagnosis and treatment.

Causes of itching

There are many pathogens that cause vulvar itching, such as pinworms, Trichomonas, scabies, fungi and bacteria. If the cause is clear, the disease is not difficult to cure. But, eczema.

Causes of Vaginal Itching

Viral infection. Sexually active women who have foul-smelling vaginal discharge, a foreign body sensation in the private parts, pain, itching, or pain during intercourse, as well as pink papules, are likely to have genital warts. Genital herpes may also cause local itching, and bright blisters the size of rice grains may appear on the urethral opening and vaginal wall.

Vulvar diseases. Women with vulvitis will experience itching, pain, burning sensation and even swelling, rashes, erosions and ulcers on the vulvar skin. Women with vulvitis will experience itching, pain, burning sensation and even swelling, rashes, erosions and ulcers on the vulvar skin. Women with vulvar malnutrition (leukoplakia) will have extreme itching of the vulva as the main symptom, which is unbearable for most patients, accompanied by pale vulvar skin. Patients with hyperplastic type will experience aggravated itching at night, and may experience burning and other discomforts. The vast majority of patients with vulvar cancer will experience long-term itching, pain, burning sensation and chronic ulcers in the vulva at the same time or before the onset of the disease, and bloody secretions, which are more severe at night. Those who do not respond to treatments such as leukoplakia and genital warts are advised to check for cancer.

Drug allergy or chemical irritation. For some women, direct contact with their private parts with soap, condoms, mercurochrome, etc. can easily cause contact dermatitis and itching symptoms. Some women with allergic constitutions taking sulfonamides or other drugs will cause "fixed drug rash", which may also cause vulvar erosion, exudation, etc. in addition to local itching.

Bad hygiene habits lead to unclean private skin. Some women use toilet paper improperly, causing the skin of the vulva to be soaked by menstrual blood, vaginal secretions, urine, feces and sweat, or they usually wear non-breathable chemical fiber underwear, which causes moisture and heat accumulation, leading to chronic inflammation of the local skin and causing vulvar itching.