Why do women always feel itchy in the dead of night?

Women's private health has always been a concern for women. Among them, vulvar itching is the most common and one of the most embarrassing symptoms for women. Vulvar itching is often related to vaginitis and requires prompt treatment. In addition, improper use of tissues, drug allergies, semen allergies and other reasons can also cause vulvar itching.

1. Local skin is unclean

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 and causes vulva itching.

2. Drug allergy

"Fixed drug rash" caused by sulfonamides or other 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. Vulvar itching may also occur if allergic reactions and contact dermatitis occur when using drugs for vaginal washing or vaginal insertion.

3. Genital skin diseases

The skin lesions of tinea cruris often extend to the vulva, causing severe local itching. The local itching caused by vulvar eczema and neurodermatitis is more severe. The former is manifested as papules and blisters with unclear local skin boundaries and erosion exudate, while the latter often causes thickening of the skin with lichenification due to scratching. In addition to causing local itching, leukoplakia of the vulva is often accompanied by vulvar malnutrition and skin atrophy.

4. Viral infection

Genital warts mostly occur on the female vaginal wall, cervix and vulva, and may also cause foul-smelling leucorrhea. Molluscum contagiosum occurring in the vulva often presents as round papules with an umbilical-like depression in the center, and may also cause itching in the vulva. Genital herpes is often manifested by the appearance of bright, rice-sized blisters on the urethral opening and vaginal wall, accompanied by local itching.

5. Sexual allergy

This is an allergic reaction that occurs during sexual intercourse. There are people who are allergic to semen, condoms, and friction.

6. Trichomoniasis

Itching of the vulva and vagina, foamy leucorrhea, often accompanied by a special odor, and scratching also causes eczematous changes in the vulva dermatitis. A vaginal smear test can be used to distinguish it from the above conditions.

7. Fungal vaginitis

Itching of the vulva and vagina, flushing of the vulva, and leucorrhea resembling bean curd residue with an odor. Scratching may cause eczematous changes of the vulva dermatitis.

Vulvar itching in women is a very embarrassing thing, and of course it is also a disease, which is most likely to occur at night. When the vulva is itchy, I hope you don't rush to scratch it with your hands, as this will aggravate the condition. At the same time, you need to first find out the cause of your vulvar itching, and then take appropriate measures to treat it.