What causes vaginal itching before menstruation?

Vulvar itching before menstruation is a very serious problem. If vulvar itching is not treated and controlled in time, it may cause lesions. Therefore, when vulvar itching appears in the early stage, we must find the cause and treat it symptomatically. Only by preventing the situation from getting worse can we avoid the occurrence of other diseases. So, what is the reason for genital itching before menstruation? The following is the most detailed introduction to this issue.

1. Local skin uncleanness: 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. Sexual allergy: This is an allergic reaction that occurs during sexual intercourse. They are allergy to semen, condom allergy, and friction allergy.

3. Drug allergy: "Fixed drug rash" caused by drugs taken by 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.

4. Fungal vaginitis: itching of the vulva and vagina, flushing of the vulva, dregs-like leucorrhea with odor. Scratching may cause eczematous changes of the vulva dermatitis.

5. Vaginal trichomoniasis: Itching of the vulva and vagina, foamy leucorrhea, often accompanied by a special odor, and eczematous changes in the vulva after scratching.

6. Sexually transmitted diseases: Genital warts mostly occur on the female vaginal wall, cervical opening and vulva, and may also cause foul-smelling leucorrhea. Molluscum contagiosum occurring on the vulva is mostly manifested as round papules with an umbilical-like depression in the center, and may also cause itching of 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.

Everyone should now have some understanding of the causes of genital itching before menstruation. In the early stages of genital itching, we must choose the correct method for treatment. Only when we find the cause of the disease during treatment and completely eliminate it from the root is the correct approach.