How is external genital itching caused? What diseases are associated with external genital itching

Pruritus of the external genitalia often occurs in daily life and can be caused by various reasons. It is not only related to daily habits, but also directly related to diseases. After experiencing itching of the external genitalia, we should pay enough attention to it.

Causes of external genital itching

1. Psychological factors: Medical research has shown that after pregnancy, women often experience external genital itching due to certain changes in their lives, such as reduced or interrupted sexual intercourse, fear of pregnancy, and insomnia.

2. External stimulation: expectant mothers can cause itching due to excessive sweat, dampness, and immersion; Wearing hard underwear or some expectant mothers who are allergic to certain chemical fiber underwear can also cause itching.

3. Poor hygiene habits: Do not pay attention to local cleaning of the external genitalia, and soak in sebum, sweat, menstruation, vaginal secretions, and even urine and feces. Prolonged stimulation of the external genitalia can cause itching. Wearing airtight chemical fiber underwear can cause itching due to dampness and heat.

6. Local skin uncleanness: Some women use toilet paper improperly, causing chronic inflammation of the external genitalia skin due to immersion in menstrual blood, vaginal secretions, and even urine, feces, and sweat, resulting in itching of the external genitalia.

7. Drug allergy: A "fixed type drug rash" caused by the use of sulfonamides or other drugs by women with allergic constitution, often occurring at the boundary of the skin and mucosa of the external genitalia. In addition to local itching, it can also be accompanied by erosion and exudation. Using medication for vaginal flushing or vaginal insertion can also cause external genital itching in the event of allergic reactions or contact dermatitis.

8. Sexual allergy: It is an allergic reaction that occurs in sexual life. Individuals with semen allergies, condom allergies, and friction allergies.

Pruritus of the external genitalia may be a disease

1. Vaginitis: Pruritus of the external genitalia is the main symptom of diseases such as fungal vaginitis and trichomonal vaginitis. Suspected pregnant mother has itching caused by vaginitis and must seek medical attention immediately.

2. Fungal vaginitis: itching of the external genitalia and vagina, redness of the external genitalia, bean residue like leukorrhea, unpleasant odor, and eczematous changes after scraping of the external genitalia.

3. Pudendal lice disease: Pudendal lice often adhere to the surface of the skin or the root of pubic hair, and their eggs are gray white and needle sized. The bite of pubic lice, along with their venom and excreta, can cause itching and scaling of the skin, leading to eczema like changes and folliculitis.