Wrong way to treat itchy and dry vulva

The genitals are one of the most important organs for women, and it is also a place where women are extremely susceptible to bacterial infection. Any unhygienic conditions may lead to gynecological diseases. But women always fail to handle this problem well, and they take inappropriate approaches to various situations. Let’s take a look at the wrong ways to deal with itchy and dry vulva.

Wrong approach 1: Cleaning randomly for the sake of comfort

Some people mistakenly believe that the vulva is a dirty place, and wash it with soap, hot water, salt water, cleaning liquid or disinfectant every night. They also say that it feels comfortable after washing. In fact, the vulva is not dirtier than the mouth and nose. Excessive cleaning and disinfection will cause imbalance of vulva flora, local inflammation, more severe itching, and even cause perianal inflammation, cystitis, retrograde nephritis, etc.

Wrong practice 2: Blind use of "hormone drugs"

Regarding vulvar itching, some doctors not only do not advise patients to stop scalding, but instead recommend that they apply drugs containing "pine" hormones after scalding. The result is that it is temporarily effective, but the itching becomes worse after stopping, and the more it is treated, the more stubborn it becomes, and it may not be cured for many years.

Expert advice: If you think you have symptoms such as vulvar itching, abnormal vaginal discharge, etc., you must go to the hospital for a secretion test. If symptoms do not improve significantly within two or three days after self-medication, or are even accompanied by fever and pelvic pain, you must undergo a careful systemic and local examination as soon as possible, and if necessary, culture and drug sensitivity tests of vaginal secretions or local pathology tests.

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Women should pay special attention to the cleanliness of their genitals, and should also pay more attention to underwear, sanitary napkins and other objects used in the genitals. Don't be careless. It is important to take vulvar itching and dryness seriously. Another aspect is treatment, but it cannot be treated incorrectly, so read the introduction above and avoid those practices.