What to do if it itches below?

Vulvar itching is caused by a variety of conditions, and the causes are different for different people. Therefore, if you want to ask what the cause of vulvar itching is, you need to divide it into different conditions and conduct examinations and diagnoses to understand it. However, many female friends usually do not attach great importance to the examination of vulvar itching, and do not pay attention to the prevention of daily life, which causes vulvar itching to persist for a long time and cause other gynecological diseases and other serious symptoms. So, what is the cause of vulvar itching? Let's discuss a detailed introduction below.

What is the treatment for vulvar itching?

(I) General medical treatment

Pay attention to hygiene during menstruation, keep the vulva clean and dry, pH 4 weak acid female wash is suitable for cleaning private parts. Do not scratch. Do not wash with boiling water or use soap. Clothing, especially underwear, should be loose and breathable. Quit smoking, drinking, spicy food or ingredients that may cause skin allergies.

(II) Treatment of the cause of the disease

Eliminate the local or systemic factors that cause itching. If the vagina is infected with bacteria, you can use a gel disinfectant.

(III) Medication treatment

⑴ Antihistamines: Traditional antihistamines such as chlorpheniramine (Chlorpheniramine), diphenhydramine, hydroxyzine (Atalo), and cyproheptadine have sedative and antipruritic effects and can be used to treat this disease. Non-sedative antihistamines such as astemizole (Astemizole), loratadine tablets, cetirizine-terfenadine, azatadine (Azatadine), etc., also have certain effects on itching all over the body. For those with a long medical history, severe symptoms, and poor efficacy, the drugs can be used together to improve the actual effect. H1-receptor antagonists can be used in conjunction with H2-receptor antagonists such as cimetidine (cimetidine) and ranitidine, sometimes to enhance efficacy.

⑵ Drugs such as vitamin B21, vitamin C sodium thiosulfate, oryzanol, bromine, iron supplements and sedatives can be selected and used according to the condition or used together with antihistamines.

⑶ Estrogen treatment: Elderly female patients with itching can take 0.5 mg of diethylstilbestrol, twice a day, or use lutein copper 1b 250 g, intramuscular injection, once a day. For pruritus that worsens during menstruation, lutein copper 1b 250g can be injected intramuscularly 10 days before menstruation. 5 mg is injected intramuscularly 5 days before menstruation. If the menstrual period is irregular, 1b250 g is injected intramuscularly on the 20th day after menarche, and 5 mg is injected intramuscularly again on the 25th day.