What are the symptoms of vulvar dystrophy? This is the most typical

The symptoms of vulvar itching caused by vulvar malnutrition are extremely itchy, the color of the vulva will become lighter, and the labia will atrophy. Vulvar malnutrition may occur at any stage of female life, so women should take precautions against this disease.

1. Itch - the vulva is extremely itchy

"Feeling extremely itchy" is a common feeling among many patients with vulvar dystrophy, and most of the patients who go to the hospital for treatment have been troubled by this "itching" for a long time.

"I once treated a 60-year-old lady. Every time she came to see me, she would rush in with her pants up, because the itching from this disease was driving her crazy." Although some female patients can temporarily distract themselves during the day due to work and other matters, the itching will become "violent" at night, tormenting them so much that they cannot sleep well.

2. Light - the color of the vulva becomes lighter

Although vaginitis can also cause itching in female patients, women with vulvar malnutrition usually do not see anything unusual when checking their leucorrhea. Only by carefully observing the patient's vulva can you find that their color is lighter than that of healthy women. Some patients may also have chapped vulva, or obvious labia atrophy or lichen-like changes.

Many patients feel strange at first when they hear that they have "vulvar malnutrition". In fact, this is not the same as the malnutrition that everyone usually talks about. Vulvar dystrophy is also called vulvar leukoplakia or vulvar white lesions, and is collectively referred to as "vulvar epithelial non-neoplastic lesions" in medicine. "In addition to being extremely itchy, this disease also has a characteristic that makes patients particularly worried, which is the risk of cancer."

It should be noted that diabetic patients are also prone to vaginitis or systemic itching, including vulvar itching, and may even cause pigment changes in the vulva. This symptom in diabetic patients is usually temporary and disappears once blood sugar is well controlled.

3. Atrophy - Labia atrophy

There are three main types of vulvar dystrophy: vulvar squamous hyperplasia, vulvar lichen sclerosus, and a mixture of the two. "If you have the first type, you will feel an itch that gets worse and worse the more you scratch. The second type may not itch, but your labia may atrophy, which can affect your sex life."

Vulvar epithelial squamous hyperplasia mostly occurs in women aged 30 to 60 years old. The initial manifestation is redness or whitening of the vulvar skin. The occurrence sites are mostly labia, interlabial groove, clitoral hood, posterior labia joint, etc. Vulvar lichen sclerosus mostly occurs in menopausal women, adolescent girls and young girls. The main manifestations are thickening and lichen-like changes of the vulvar epidermis, accompanied by atrophy symptoms. Some patients do not have itching symptoms.