What causes female genital itching?

Female genital itching is a very painful thing. There are many reasons for genital itching, such as excessive mental stress, fungal infection, poor hygiene, and lack of attention to personal hygiene. It may also be caused by allergic reactions to medications. Vaginal itching caused by different reasons should be relieved symptomatically to effectively relieve the symptoms of itching. It is necessary to take a bath on time. It is best to choose underwear made of pure cotton and non-irritating, which is better for the skin. In addition, do not eat spicy foods and drink more warm water. So what are the causes of female genital itching? Let’s talk about it in detail below.

1. Trichomonas vaginalis

Female friends experience itching of the vulva, vagina, urethra, foamy leucorrhea, often with a peculiar odor, and after scratching, the vulva also develops eczematous dermatitis changes. A vaginal smear test can be used to distinguish it from the above conditions. Vulvar congestion during pregnancy and premenstrual period can cause vulvar itching and discomfort.

2. Psychological Factors

Some patients have very severe vulvar itching, but no obvious systemic or local cause can be found, which may be related to mental or psychological factors.

3. Fungal vaginitis

Female friends may experience itching of the vulva, vagina, vaginal opening, urethral opening, vulvar flushing, and dregs-like leucorrhea with an odor. Scratching may cause eczematous changes of the vulvar dermatitis.

4. Drug allergy or chemical irritation

Soap, condoms, mercurochrome, etc. can cause contact dermatitis due to direct irritation or allergies, resulting in itching symptoms.

5. Bad hygiene habits

The cause of female vaginal itching is generally because the vulva is close to the urethra, vagina, and anus. Under the long-term stimulation of vaginal secretions, urine, menstrual blood, etc., if personal vulva hygiene is not done well at this time, it can easily lead to vulvitis or vaginitis, thereby causing female vaginal itching.

There are many ways for women to be infected with bacteria and develop vaginitis. In addition to being transmitted through sexual intercourse, vaginitis can also be transmitted through public baths, bathtubs, towels, etc.

Some women use toilet paper improperly, and the skin of the vulva is soaked by menstrual blood, vaginal secretions, and even urine, feces and sweat, which causes chronic inflammation of the local skin, causing itching of the vulva and urethra.

If you do not pay attention to the local cleanliness of the vulva, sebum, sweat, menstruation, vaginal secretions, and even urine and feces will soak in it, and long-term stimulation of the vulva can cause itching.

6. Drug allergy

The itching caused by some drugs in women with allergic constitution often occurs at the junction of the skin and mucous membrane of the vulva. In addition to local itching, it may be complicated by erosion and exudation. If you use drugs for vaginal washing or vaginal insertion, if allergic reactions and contact dermatitis occur, vulvar itching and urethral itching may also occur.

7. Tight underwear does not absorb sweat

Non-breathable underwear does not absorb sweat, which will make the vulva too moist for a long time and cause vulva itching. Using rubber or plastic menstrual belts during menstruation and wearing non-breathable chemical fiber underwear at other times can induce itching due to accumulation of damp heat. If women don't want to be troubled by itching every day, it is best to wear loose full-body underwear.

8. Inflammation

In many cases, it is due to vaginitis. There are many types of vaginitis, including candidal vaginitis, Trichomonas vaginitis, etc. Inflammation of the uterus, cervix, and urethra can also cause vulva itching.

In fact, if the skin of a woman's vulva is not very clean, it will also irritate the vulva and make it itchy and unbearable. If the vulvar skin is irritated by menstrual blood, or urine, feces, sweat stains, etc. that are not wiped clean, it will cause chronic inflammation and itching of the vulvar skin.

9. Special Infections

Vaginal candidiasis and Trichomonas vaginitis are the most common causes of vulvar itching. Lice and scabies can also cause itching. The itching around the anus and vulva of young girls caused by enterobiasis usually only occurs at night.

10. Chronic vulvar dystrophy

The main symptom is extreme itching, accompanied by whitening of the vulva skin.

11. Diabetes

Due to the irritation of diabetes to the vulvar skin, especially when accompanied by fungal vulvitis, vulvar itching is particularly severe. Many patients first seek medical attention due to itching and redness of the vulva, and are diagnosed with diabetes only after further examination.

12. Jaundice

When patients with vitamin A and B deficiency, anemia, leukemia and other chronic diseases experience vulvar itching, they often experience itching all over the body.

13. Sitting for a long time

Women who sit in the office for a long time and do not move often are very likely to experience symptoms of vulvar itching. Sitting in a chair for a long time without moving will make the vulva stuffy, especially in chairs with very soft cushions.

14. Skin lesions and abrasions

Common warts, herpes, eczema, and tumors can all cause vulvar itching.

15. Dry weather

Many women will experience vulvar itching when the weather is dry, which is mostly manifested as persistent or paroxysmal itching, and often worsens at night. The itching often occurs around the labia majora and minora and in the clitoris, affecting sleep. Moreover, many women with vulvar itching scratch unconsciously after falling asleep, which may cause local skin ulcers or scratch marks, and make the vulvar skin red, swollen and infected.