What causes itching in the female genitals?

During sexual intercourse, couples must pay attention to physical hygiene. Not only women should pay attention to physical hygiene, but men should also pay attention to physical hygiene. Many women complain of itchy genitals. There are certain reasons for this. It is either a physiological reason or the bacterial infection caused by lack of attention to hygiene. Women are prone to gynecological inflammation, so once the genitals are itchy, you should pay more attention to it. So what exactly is going on with female genital itching?

1. Fungal vaginitis: itching of the vulva and vagina, flushing of the vulva, dregs-like leucorrhea with odor, and scratching can cause eczematous changes of the vulvar dermatitis.

2. Vaginal trichomoniasis: Itching of the vulva and vagina, foamy leucorrhea, often accompanied by a special odor, and eczematous changes in the vulva after scratching. A vaginal smear test may show the above-mentioned pathological changes.

4. Pinworm infection: It mainly affects young girls, but adult women can also be infected. When the anus relaxes at night, pinworms crawl out of the rectum and swim to the vulva to mate and lay eggs, and stimulate the skin and mucous membranes of the vulva, causing local itching.

5. Local skin uncleanness: Some women use toilet paper improperly, and the skin of the vulva is soaked by menstrual blood, vaginal secretions, and even urine, feces and sweat, which causes chronic inflammation of the local skin and causes vulva itching.

6. Drug allergy: "Fixed drug rash" caused by sulfonamides or other drugs in women with allergic constitution often occurs at the junction of the skin and mucous membrane of the vulva. In addition to local itching, it may be complicated by erosion and exudation. Vulvar itching may also occur if allergic reactions and contact dermatitis occur when using drugs for vaginal washing or vaginal insertion.

7. Skin diseases of the vulva: The skin lesions of tinea cruris often extend to the vulva, causing severe local itching. The local itching caused by vulvar eczema and neurodermatitis is more severe. The former is manifested as papules and blisters with unclear local skin boundaries and erosion exudate, while the latter often causes thickening of the skin with lichenification due to scratching. In addition to causing local itching, leukoplakia of the vulva is often accompanied by vulvar malnutrition and skin atrophy.

After reading my introduction to the possible causes of itching in the female genitals, I think everyone has figured out the reason for their itching, so you will also know how to avoid this itching. The key is that women must pay attention to their daily physiological hygiene, wash their underwear frequently, and ensure the cleanliness of their genitals, so as to effectively avoid gynecological inflammation.