Causes of vulvar itching during pregnancy

The physical health of pregnant women is an issue that the family is most concerned about. If a pregnant woman has any abnormal conditions, we should pay attention to it, because diseases in pregnant women can not only threaten their own health but also affect the development of the fetus. Some pregnant women are prone to symptoms of vulvar itching during pregnancy. Although vulvar itching during pregnancy will not threaten physical health, it will cause discomfort to pregnant women. Below we analyze the causes of vulvar itching during pregnancy.

Vulvar itching during pregnancy is sometimes caused by psychological factors, sometimes by external stimuli, but more often it is caused by increased vaginal secretions and local moisture stimulation.

1. Vulvar itching caused by mental factors

Medical research has shown that after women become pregnant, certain changes in their lives, such as reduced or interrupted sexual intercourse, fear of pregnancy, insomnia, etc., often cause vulvar itching.

2. Vulvar itching caused by external stimulation

Itching can be caused by excessive sweat, moisture, and immersion; wearing underwear with a harder texture or some expectant mothers being allergic to certain chemical fiber underwear can also cause itching; using soap to clean the vulva can cause itching, etc.

3. Vulvar itching caused by vaginal inflammation

Vulvar itching is the main symptom of diseases such as candidal vaginitis, Trichomonas vaginitis, and vulvar eczema.

4. Gestational diabetes

When suffering from diabetes, due to the irritation of the vulvar skin by urine sugar, it is easy to develop bacterial vulvar and vaginitis, causing vulvar itching. When jaundice occurs due to liver, gallbladder and other diseases, vulvar itching may also occur due to the increase of bilirubin in the blood and the irritation of the skin by bile salts.

In the above article, we introduced a symptom that pregnant women are prone to during pregnancy, which is vulvar itching. We know that vulvar itching during pregnancy can cause many troubles to pregnant women, so we recommend that pregnant women pay attention to this symptom. The above article introduces the causes of vulvar itching during pregnancy in detail.