Is vulvar itching and peeling serious?

Vulvar itching is a problem that has a great impact on life. When the itching is severe, patients are often restless, and it has a great impact on their life, study and work. Moreover, when the vulva is itchy, women's demands for sexual life are lower than before, which affects the harmony of the couple and may even lead to a breakdown in the relationship, thus bringing the marriage to an end. So how serious is vulvar itching? Please see the introduction below.

The areas where vulvar itching occurs are mostly located in the clitoris and labia minora. It can also affect the labia majora, perineum and even perianal areas. Long-term scratching may cause scratches, blood scabs or secondary folliculitis. Symptoms and characteristics of vulvar pruritus: often paroxysmal attacks, but can also be persistent, usually worsening at night. Unexplained vulvar pruritus usually only occurs in women of childbearing age or after menopause, often affecting the entire vulva, but may also be limited to a certain part or one side of the vulva, with local skin and mucous membranes appearing normal, or only scratches due to excessive scratching.

The main symptoms of vulvovaginal candidiasis and Trichomonas vaginitis are vulvar itching and increased leucorrhea. The main symptom of vulvar squamous epithelial hyperplasia is vulvar itching, accompanied by loss of vulvar skin pigmentation. Why does vulvar itching caused by pinworm infection occur most frequently at night? In patients with diabetes, sugar in their urine irritates the vulvar skin, especially when complicated by vulvovaginal candidiasis. The vulvar itching is particularly inflammatory and even unbearable, but the local skin and mucous membranes appear normal, or there are only scratches and blood scabs due to excessive scratching.

Don’t think that ectopic vulvar itching is just an itch; it must be taken seriously. If vulvar itching is not taken seriously, it may cause genital infection, which can lead to many more serious problems such as pelvic inflammatory disease, vaginitis, nephritis, urinary tract inflammation, etc. Moreover, some women do not pay attention to vulvar itching, which eventually becomes a serious condition and leads to female infertility.