What causes vulvar itching during menopause?

As menopause approaches, the body will experience many minor symptoms. First, you will feel weak, often unable to wake up, feel very hot at night, and feel very sleepy during the day. In addition to these symptoms, vaginal itching will cause us great embarrassment, especially in public places. When it occurs, it will be unacceptable and even make people restless.

1. Vaginal diseases: Candidal vaginitis, Trichomonas vaginitis, senile vaginitis, gonococcal vaginitis, mycoplasma, chlamydia infection, etc. This disease can easily be transmitted between sexual partners. During treatment, the sexual partners must be treated at the same time to prevent cross infection and achieve a complete cure.

2. Bad hygiene habits: Not developing the habit of cleaning the vulva every day, or not changing and washing underwear frequently. If sanitary appliances are not dedicated, or if the same basin is used for bathing and washing feet, these can transmit bacteria and cause infection.

4. Local vulvar lesions: common warts, herpes, eczema, condyloma acuminatum, vulvar squamous cell hyperplasia, lichen sclerosus, pubic lice, scabies, etc.

5. Systemic diseases: diabetes, jaundice, cholestasis and other pruritus of unknown causes.

How to prevent vulvar itching?

1. Pay attention to the cleanliness of the vulva, do not use soap to wash the vulva, and try to avoid scratching and rubbing the affected area.

2. Do not eat spicy and irritating foods, such as chili, ginger, garlic, fried foods, five-spice powder, pepper, etc.

3. Avoid depression and tension.

4. If the symptoms still cannot be relieved after doing the above points, you should seek medical attention in time, find out the cause of the itching, and treat it according to the cause of the disease. Do not take medicine blindly.

5. If the treatment of vulvar itching is delayed, it will often become a very difficult disease to treat, but it is not a terminal illness. Patients should not have too much psychological burden and should go to a regular hospital as soon as possible.

1. Eliminate human causes, pay attention to the cleanliness of the vulva, wear cotton underwear that is not too tight, avoid using alkaline soaps, and minimize mechanical stimulation to the vulva.

2. For vulvar pain and itching that cannot be diagnosed for the time being, local wet compresses of 3% boric acid or 1% to 2% raclonidine solution, 40% zinc oxide oil, calamine lotion and 2% diphenhydramine ointment can be used. If necessary, oral chlorpheniramine can be taken, but hormones, iodine, alcohol, etc. should not be used.