What causes vaginal itching?

Vaginal itching is a very embarrassing thing for women, especially in public places, which always makes them at a loss and also affects their health and work. In particular, vaginal itching can be caused by not paying attention to private hygiene and having some inflammatory diseases.

1. Local causes

1. Special Infection

Vaginal candidiasis and Trichomonas vaginitis are the most common causes of vulvar itching. Lice and scabies can also cause itching. The itching around the anus and vulva of young girls caused by enterobiasis usually only occurs at night.

2. Chronic vulvar malnutrition is characterized by severe itching, accompanied by whitening of the vulvar skin.

3. Drug allergy or chemical irritation: Soap, condoms, Sanisol, mercurochrome, etc. can cause contact dermatitis due to direct irritation or allergy, resulting in itching symptoms.

4. Bad hygiene habits

If you do not pay attention to the local cleaning of the vulva, sebum, sweat, menstruation, vaginal secretions, and even urine and feces will soak in the vulva for a long time, which can cause itching. Using rubber or plastic menstrual belts during menstruation and wearing airtight chemical fiber underwear at other times can induce itching due to the accumulation of damp heat.

5. Other skin lesions, abrasions, common warts, herpes, eczema, and tumors can all cause vulvar itching.

2. Systemic causes

1. Diabetes

Due to the irritation of diabetes to the vulvar skin, especially when accompanied by fungal vulvitis, vulvar itching is particularly severe. Many patients first seek medical attention due to itching and redness of the vulva, and are diagnosed with diabetes only after further examination.

2. When patients with jaundice, vitamin A and B deficiency, anemia, leukemia and other chronic diseases experience vulvar itching, it is often a part of the itching of the whole body.

3. Vulvar congestion during pregnancy and premenstrual period may occasionally cause vulvar itching and discomfort.

4. Unexplained vulvar itching: Some patients have very severe vulvar itching, but no obvious systemic or local cause can be found. Some people currently believe that it may be related to mental or psychological factors.

So what causes nighttime vulvar itching in women?

1. Women who sit in the office for a long time and do not move often are very likely to experience symptoms of vulvar itching. Sitting on a chair for a long time without moving will make the vulva stuffy, especially on chairs with very soft cushions.

2. Non-breathable underwear does not absorb sweat, which will make the vulva too moist for a long time and cause vulva itching. In short, in addition to inflammatory diseases that cause vulvar itching, if women do not want to be troubled by itching every day, it is best to wear loose full-body underwear, walk around frequently when you have nothing to do, and avoid sitting for long periods of time.