What causes clitoral itching?

For women, they must learn to protect their reproductive organs in daily life, including the clitoris, vagina, ovaries, uterus, etc. However, many young women don’t know why, but some of the things they do in their daily lives always bring harm to their reproductive organs. As a result, they suffer from some gynecological diseases, which may accompany them for a lifetime. So, what is clitoral itch?

Clitoral itching is just a symptom, not a disease. Clitoral itching is a common type of vulvar itching. The most common areas for vulvar itching are the clitoris and labia minora. In severe cases, the labia majora, the entire vaginal opening, perineum, anus, the area behind the anus and even the inner thighs may be affected. A reader named Xie from Anhui wrote to me: I have a good friend who is 56 years old this year. She has no serious illness but often suffers from clitoral itching. She has been to the Women's and Children's Hospital several times, but the effect was not good. The blood sugar test result is 4.6 mmol/L (normal). I don't know why. Can an expert help me solve my problem and provide a good treatment?

Clitoral itching is just a symptom, not a disease. Clitoral itching is a common type of vulvar itching. The most common areas for vulvar itching are the clitoris and labia minora. In severe cases, the labia majora, the entire vaginal opening, perineum, anus, the area behind the anus and even the inner thighs may be affected. Although clitoral itching can occur in everyone from infants to adults and elderly women, the vast majority of patients are menopausal women. In mild patients, clitoral itching is intermittent, and some only occur during sleep; in severe cases, clitoral itching persists. It was so itchy that I had to scratch it with my hands. Repeated scratching of the affected skin may cause lichenification and hypertrophy.

There are many causes of clitoral itching, the following three are the most common. The first is chronic local irritation, such as leucorrhea, urine, local uncleanliness, dirt and other local irritations, which cause clitoral itching. The second is suffering from vulvar diseases, such as vulvar varicose veins, vulvar leukoplakia, menopausal clitoral itching, and vulvar skin diseases (such as lichen planus, chronic eczema, seborrheic dermatitis, psoriasis, epidermal fungus, etc.) and pubic lice. The third type is medical diseases, such as vitamin deficiency (especially A and B), diabetes, gout, jaundice, leukemia and other medical diseases. Certain systemic allergic diseases such as drug rashes and urticaria, as well as allergies in some people to soaps, vulvar douches, hemorrhoid creams, contraceptive gels, contraceptive devices, etc., can also cause itching.

Considering it is vaginitis, it is best to go to the hospital for a routine leucorrhea test to determine what kind of inflammation it is and then treat it symptomatically. It is recommended to pay attention to personal hygiene and keep the vulva clean and dry. Avoid scratching, washing with hot water, and using soap. When there is an infection, use potassium permanganate solution for a sitz bath. The underwear should be breathable and loose, and avoid alcohol and spicy or allergic foods.