Itchy labia majora after childbirth

Some mothers will experience itching in the labia majora after giving birth. Such symptoms may indicate vulvitis. Vulvitis is actually a common gynecological disease. The most obvious symptoms are itching, redness and swelling in the vulva. If friends who have just given birth experience similar symptoms, they should report to their doctor promptly and take relevant care measures.

1. What to do if the vulva is itchy after giving birth

Vulvar itching after giving birth may be vulvitis. Internal medicine can be used to nourish blood, dispel wind and calm the mind. Angelica 9g, Chuanxiong 6g, White Peony 9g, Rehmannia glutinosa 9g, Millettia reticulata 9g, Polygonum multiflorum 6g, Saposhnikovia divaricata 9g, Schizonepeta tenuifolia 9g, Schisandra chinensis 9g, and Ziziphus jujuba seed 9g can be used. 9g of pine nuts and 6g of licorice. Add water and decoct, 1 patch/d. External use method of traditional Chinese medicine: The more commonly used prescription is 20g each of Sophora flavescens, Cnidium monnieri, Kochia scoparia, Saposhnikovia divaricata, Stemona tuber, and Dictamni, add 2000-3000ml of water, decoct and then fumigate.

2. What are the symptoms of vulvar itching?

Vulvar itching is mostly located in the clitoris and labia minora, and may also affect the labia majora, perineum and even perianal skin lesions. It is often paroxysmal or continuous, usually aggravated at night. Unexplained vulvar itching usually only occurs in women of childbearing age or postmenopausal women, and often affects the entire vulva.

3. Causes of vulvar itching

3.1. Scabies infection

When scabies occurs, external skin lesions are the most serious, so local itching is also the most obvious.

3.2. Sexual hypersensitivity

Those who are allergic to semen, condoms, and friction.

3.3. Underwear is not washed separately

If you wash your underwear with other clothes, bacteria will stick to your underwear.

3.4 Pinworm infection

It mainly attacks young girls, but adult women can also be infected.

3.5. Local skin uncleanness

Some women use toilet paper improperly, which causes the skin of the vulva to be contaminated by menstrual blood and vaginal secretions, thus causing vulva itching.

3.6. The husband's passionate kiss

When a couple makes love, if the husband's kiss does not just stay on the lips, the danger to the vagina suddenly increases several times.

3.7. My husband's athlete's foot

In families where there is athlete's foot, the wife is much more likely to suffer from candidal vaginitis.

3.8. Drug allergy

It often occurs at the junction of the vulva skin and mucosa.

Bad habits that cause vulvar itching

1. Sitting for a long time. Women who sit in the office for a long time and do not move often are very likely to experience symptoms of vulvar itching.

2. Not paying attention to cleanliness and hygiene during menstruation. Failure to clean the vulva in time during menstruation causes menstrual blood or vaginal secretions to accumulate in the vulva for a long time.

3. Frequent use of sanitary pads. Panty liners are usually very thin and become saturated with just a little secretion. Local moisture may return to the skin, making it more suitable for bacterial reproduction.

4. Excessive cleaning. Gynecological inflammation is related to personal hygiene habits. Indiscriminate use of washing liquid may cause gynecological inflammation.

5. Private treatment. Some women were diagnosed with candidal vaginitis but took antibiotics on their own, which only made their condition worse.

6. Masturbation causes infection. If the hands or perineum are not clean, or if masturbation is too intense and causes damage, infection is inevitable.