What Can I Do About Vaginal Itching?
Vaginal pruritus is a symptom caused by various lesions of the vagina, but it can also occur in people who are completely normal in the vagina. When the pruritus gets worse, the patient is more restless, which affects life and work.
Vaginal itching
- Chinese name
- Vaginal itching
- Foreign name
- Vaginal itching
- Harm
- Restlessness affects work and life
- Department
- Vaginal pruritus is a symptom caused by various lesions of the vagina, but it can also occur in people who are completely normal in the vagina. When the pruritus gets worse, the patient is more restless, which affects life and work.
- Itching is mostly located
- Remove chronic lesions during treatment. When female patients have trichomoniasis and mold, the vaginal discharge is reduced after the Yuxueqing is put in the vagina every night, and the vulva irritation is also reduced, and itching can be relieved. Vulva itching, vulvar skin is not thickened, available. If local infiltration and hypertrophy occur after scratching, it can be used to avoid complication caused by contact dermatitis.
- Prevention and precautions: Pay attention to treating the primary disease, keep the vulva clean and dry, and wash it frequently without soap. Avoid scratching, avoid alcohol and irritating food. Do not scratch, rub, or wash with hot water. Appropriate application of sedatives, safety drugs, antihistamines to adjust mood, reduce anxiety and tension, and reduce itching. Topical antipruritics. After the vulva itching is found, special attention should be paid to the disinfection of the vulva, clothing, sanitary ware and bedding. Can be diluted with sanitizer and soaked and wiped. [1]
- Vaginal itching generally refers to itching of the vulva.
- Generally, if you go to the hospital, you must ask about the medical history in detail, such as how long it has been, how much, how much leucorrhea, and the characteristics of leucorrhea have nothing to do with menstruation. Sometimes the stimulation of menstrual blood coupled with some allergies to sanitary napkins, some people are
- Wrong practice one:
- Some people mistakenly think that washing the vulva with water is the safest, and even use hot water after vaginal itching. They also say that it is very comfortable after washing. In fact, the vulva is invaded by bacteria just like the nose and nose, and the saliva also has a self-cleaning function. The oral cavity is not more dirty than the vagina, but why should we wipe our teeth sooner or later. By the same token, the private part should also carry out daily care. When cleaning the vulva every day, the female care solution with weak acid formula is more suitable. Violating common sense and believing that it will cause imbalance of the vulva flora, local inflammation, make itching worse, and even cause itching.
- Some girls have itchy genitals, which is often difficult to bear, scratching is indecent, and it is very painful and troublesome. Genital itching is a symptom and the cause can be diverse.
- Vulvar pruritus in young girls is mostly caused by inflammation and parasites. This is because their ovarian function is not yet perfect, the natural defense function of the vagina is poor, and they are susceptible to a variety of bacterial or nonbacterial vulvovaginitis and vulvar itching.
- After entering puberty, the girl's vaginal epithelium thickens and vaginal folds appear. Endocrine secretions in the vagina are also acidic due to lactobacillus-rich bacilli, and their secretion increases. Natural defense functions are significantly enhanced. At this time, vulvar pruritus is usually caused by vulvovaginitis or vestibular glandular inflammation without talking about vulvar hygiene. If menstrual period is not paid attention to genital hygiene after menarche, menstrual blood and vaginal secretions can contaminate and stimulate the vulva and cause itching and even inflammation. The incidence of trichomoniasis vulvovaginitis increases significantly after puberty. This is because the acidic environment of the vagina caused by estrogen is a prerequisite for trichomoniasis, so trichomoniasis, which is rare in young girls, significantly increases after puberty. Trichomonas infections in girls are mainly caused by indirect channels such as public baths, bathtubs, bath towels, toilets, and contact with sick relatives. The incidence of vulvar pruritus caused by tsutsugamushi disease is lower in adolescent girls. The disease occurs because the female migrates to ovulate near the anus, which causes itching of the vulva, especially at night.
- In addition, itching of the vulva may also be one of the symptoms of systemic diseases such as diabetes, jaundice, leukemia, and anemia. At this time, it can be accompanied by other corresponding clinical manifestations, and it is not difficult to find the primary disease after careful consultation and examination. Sometimes itching of the vulva can also become the first symptom of systemic diseases, such as mold infection of the vulva during diabetes; other skin diseases such as jock itch, scabies can also cause itching of the vulva.
- There are also mental factors that cause vulvar itching, such as excessive focus on the genitals, and other people talking about vulvar itching or conditioned reflexes caused by scratching can cause itching.
- In order to prevent the occurrence of diseases, young people should strengthen health education and sexual knowledge education so that young girls can understand and understand the various changes in their bodies after entering adolescence; pay attention to the hygiene in public places and prohibit the entry of patients with sexually transmitted diseases and trichomoniasis. In swimming pools and public baths, it is strictly forbidden to rent swimming underwear. Adhere to and develop good sanitary habits, such as changing underwear and cleaning the vulva every day, and pay attention to cleaning or using toilet paper before using the toilet. If vulvar pruritus symptoms occur, don't shun the disease and avoid medical treatment, and promptly diagnose and treat. Do not mess with your own medicine or be deceived by the quack and delay the illness.
- Private line of defense
- The female reproductive tract has two natural lines of defense, one is the "anatomical line of defense". There are five levels from the outside to the inside. The scope of Jieyin for women often involves the first and second levels.
- First level
- In the vulva, the labia majora on both sides close naturally, covering the vaginal opening, making it difficult for bacteria to enter.
- Second level
- In the vagina, due to the role of the pelvic floor muscles, the front and back walls of the vagina are tightly closed and the vaginal opening is closed to prevent external pollution. In the case of a pregnant woman, the postpartum vagina is loose and the defense function is weakened.
- The other is the "physical line of defense."
- on the one hand,
- Under the influence of estrogen, vaginal epithelial cells continue to metabolize and become thicker, increasing their resistance to pathogens.
- on the other hand,
- Under the action of vaginal bacteria, the glycogen rich in vaginal epithelial cells can be broken down into lactic acid to maintain the normal acidic environment of the vagina and inhibit the pathogens that are adapted to reproduce in a weak alkaline environment. This is medically known as vaginal Self-purifying effect. It should be noted that when cleaning the vulva every day, a female care solution with a weak acid formula is more suitable. Therefore, although some bacteria are present in the vagina of healthy women, they usually do not cause inflammation.
- Why is itching after vagina?
- 1. Condoms and topical contraceptives are allergic: Condoms and topical contraceptives are chemical products. Some friends will have some allergic reactions to condoms or topical contraceptives. -Female-like manifestations include itching of the vulva and congestion of the vaginal opening and vaginal wall. Significant increase in vaginal discharge. In men, the hair of the penis is itchy. In severe cases, congestion, edema, and erosion of the penis head occur.
- 2. Semen allergy: Semen allergy is one of the important reasons for itchy genitals after female friends have sex. The reason for semen allergy is that men's semen contains a variety of antigens in addition to sperm. If a woman is allergic, a series of allergic reactions will occur after sex. Symptoms are milder, with itching of the vulva, congestion of the labia and vagina, and rubella-like skin on the labia. In severe cases, systemic reactions occur, such as difficulty breathing, chest tightness, and large areas of rubella-like skin on facial flushing.
- 3. Vaginal inflammation: If a female friend suffers from trichomoniasis or fungal vaginitis, during sexual life, the stimulation of the stimulus will cause itching of the vulva of the female.
- 4. Leucorrhea allergy: When female friends are sexually excited, leucorrhea will increase, and leucorrhea will have many antigenic substances. If men are allergic, it will cause allergic reactions. The symptoms are similar to allergic reactions to condoms and topical contraceptives. .
- Vaginal itching
- 1. Wash the basin with soap and a brush.
- 2. Put the clean warm water in the basin about eight minutes full, do not add soap or saviron, etc .; put the water inside the wrist to measure the temperature, so as to ensure that the temperature will not be too hot, so as not to burn the vulva.
- 3. After cleaning the vulva, sit in a warm water basin for about 10-15 minutes, and soak it once or twice a day, unless there is a doctor's instructions, do not need to add medicine in the water.
- Fourth, it is recommended to wear cotton underwear to facilitate sweat absorption.
- 5. When there are secretions, it is best not to use pads and sanitary pads, because you don't have to be afraid to soil your underwear and make the vagina more impermeable and cause infection. It is recommended to wear disposable underwear.
- Vaginal itching is not necessarily a gynecological disease
- With the increase of age, the probability of women suffering from gynecological diseases is increasing, such as dysmenorrhea, leucorrhea abnormalities, vaginitis, vaginal itching and so on. TCM experts point out that vaginal itching is not necessarily a gynecological disease, and some vaginal itching is caused by vaginal dryness. There are also symptoms of vaginal pruritus that aggravate after sexual life, and are thought to be caused by mold, which can cause great psychological stress.
- It is summer and the weather is hot and sultry, which is the active period of mycotic vaginitis. Therefore, female friends should pay special attention to personal hygiene and genital hygiene. However, some people still experience vaginal pruritus symptoms, which worsen after sexual intercourse. They are worried that they may get gynecological diseases such as mycotic vaginitis. In fact, experts point out that when vaginal itching occurs, do not blindly judge that it is a gynecological disease, so as to avoid blind medication, delay treatment, and worsen the condition.
- Vaginal itching in young women is rarely caused by vaginal dryness. This problem can occur in menopausal or postmenopausal women, especially after sex. It is recommended that such women use lubricants during sex.
- Chinese medicine reminds: If the woman has symptoms of vaginal itching and uses a course of medicine, or after using the lubricant, the symptoms of vaginal itching do not disappear, it is recommended to go to the hospital for detailed examination to find the cause.