What causes vulvar itching before menstruation?

Menstruation is the guarantee of reproductive health for every young woman. It is the good fortune of every woman to have a normal menstrual period and a complete menstrual period. However, there will always be a group of people who will develop some symptoms. For example, vulva itching before menstruation. Many people should have experienced this symptom. Some people only experience it sometimes, but in fact some people experience it often. If you are the latter, then you should pay attention. Vulvar itching before menstruation indicates that there may be something wrong with your body. It is your body sending you a signal. So why do some people experience vulvar itching before their period?

Vulvar pruritus is a very common gynecological disease. First of all, everyone should have a certain understanding of vulvar pruritus. The private parts are a very sensitive area. Chronic local irritation, irritation from abnormal secretions in the private parts, vagina, and cervical inflammation, private part uncleanliness, and private part symptoms of systemic diseases may all cause vulvar itching. Itching often occurs in paroxysms, usually worsens at night, and makes people lose their appetite.

So, now we can roughly guess why vulvar itching occurs before menstruation. This is because there are beneficial bacteria in your vagina. Before and after menstruation, the changes and stimulation of the female genital environment can easily cause itching symptoms. Vulvar itching mostly occurs in the clitoris and labia minora, and can also spread to the labia majora, perineum and around the anus. In daily life, try to keep your underwear clean, choose soft, loose fabrics, cotton is better, and avoid wearing fiber clothing close to the body, which will reduce contact and irritation to the clitoris, vulva, etc. Pay attention to environmental hygiene during menstruation. During menstruation, you should still wash your menstrual pads frequently, clean frequently, and maintain hygiene. Don't scratch your private parts too much to relieve the itching feeling, but you don't know that this can easily cause infection and aggravate the condition.

If you pay more attention to hygiene in your daily life and use salt water to clean the vulva, you will not be able to stop itching for a long time. If it still itches before each menstruation, it is possible that you have vaginitis. It is best to do routine examination of vaginal secretions and leucorrhea as soon as possible, and it is necessary to perform partial tissue puncture biopsy for pathological examination. It is very likely that premenstrual vulvar itching is caused by bacterial infection. Check to determine what bacteria caused the infection and then give symptomatic treatment.

At this point, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of vulvar itching before menstruation. Although vulvar itching is not a serious disease, you should not ignore it and take your chances. This may be the main manifestation of a problem in a certain part of the human body. It is recommended that everyone go to the hospital for examination immediately and listen to the doctor's advice. If there is no problem in a certain part of the body, then pay more attention to hygiene, nutrition and diet in daily life, and avoid eating spicy and irritating foods, the vulvar itching will be greatly alleviated.