What causes vulvar itching? Authoritative experts are here to answer!

It is a very common phenomenon for women to experience vulvar itching, especially since many women have poor hygiene habits, such as not changing underwear frequently or taking a bath frequently. In particular, many women now often suffer from gynecological inflammations, such as vaginitis and cervicitis, which have a high incidence rate and can also cause vulvar itching. The specific reasons are as follows.

Cause 1. Vaginal discharge irritation:

Due to increased vaginal secretions or stimulation from menstrual blood or menstrual pads, especially in cases of cervicitis and various vaginitis, the secretions increase and flow to the vulva, which can cause vulvitis to varying degrees, resulting in redness, swelling and itching of the vulva.

Cause 2. Vaginitis during menarche in girls:

The first menstruation of adolescent girls is called "menarche". Due to girls' shyness and vague understanding of menstruation, they often do not understand or pay attention to menstrual hygiene, and abuse unclean toilet paper, causing the vulva to be contaminated by unclean toilet paper, menstrual belts, and tampons. Bacteria take the opportunity to breed and invade, causing menarche vaginitis. The characteristic symptoms of this type of vaginitis are: a feeling of heaviness and burning in the perineum, increased vaginal discharge, and even purulent discharge. Due to the overflow of vaginal secretions, the urethra opening is stimulated, resulting in symptoms of frequent urination and painful urination.

Cause 3. Vaginitis in young girls:

It is more common in little girls wearing open-crotch pants. The cause of the disease is that girls sit or crawl on the ground while playing, or stick their fingers directly into the vagina, or even place foreign objects, causing contamination of the vulva and vagina and inducing vaginitis. The main symptoms are redness and swelling of the vulva, watery discharge from the vagina, and vaginal burning or unbearable pain. It is recommended not to let girls wear open-crotch pants, wash their genitals with water every day, and change their pants frequently. Vulvitis is also an important cause of redness, swelling and itching of the vulva of female friends.

Reason 4. Vaginitis caused by tight crotch pants:

This type of vaginitis is caused by women frequently wearing tight-crotch and hip-wrapped briefs and tight jeans. Because the pants are too tight and not breathable, vaginal secretions and sweat are not easily dissipated, which is conducive to the reproduction of bacteria and causes vaginitis.

Reason 5. Mixed infection:

Due to multiple stimulations, mixed infections often occur, and the causative bacteria are often Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, and Escherichia coli.

Reason 6. Other stimuli:

Direct stimulation from sugary urine in diabetics. Patients with frequent urination are soaked in urine for a long time. Patients with fecal fistula are irritated by feces when they have diarrhea and loose stools. Intestinal pinworms.

In addition, a senior gynecologist at the Jiangxi Military Region Gynecological Hospital said that folliculitis, Bartholin's glanditis and other causes can also cause redness and swelling of the vulva. Systemic factors are more common in diabetes, jaundice and pregnant women. There are many reasons that can cause vulvar redness and swelling, and patients need to undergo specific examinations to find out. The Jiangxi Military Region Gynecological Hospital has a team of gynecological experts with superb skills and high medical ethics, creating a health carrier for women in Hangzhou. The hospital has a strong team of experts and advanced medical equipment to ensure the quality and safety of surgery. Choosing the Jiangxi Military Region Gynecology Hospital means choosing health.