What are the reasons for female genital itching? What are the preventive measures for external genital itching

The genital area is an important part of the female body and plays an important role. It requires careful care in daily life, but there are also abnormal situations. Pruritus of the external genitalia is a common phenomenon.

1、 Causes of external genital itching

1. Infectious diseases: The most common cause of vulva pruritus is trichomonad infection and mold infection. When suffering from Trichomoniasis or bacterial Vaginitis, or cervical erosion, leucorrhea increases significantly. Inflammatory secretions stimulate the skin and mucosa of the vulva, causing itching. In addition, lice, genital scabies, and sexually transmitted diseases can also cause external genital itching. Enterobiosis often occurs in young girls and mainly causes itching around the anus, which can affect the external genitalia and occur at night.

2. Local lesions of vulva: vulva skin diseases such as vulva eczema, neurodermatitis, chronic vulva malnutrition, Vulvar cancer, etc. can cause vulva pruritus.

3. Bad health habits: do not pay attention to the cleaning of the vulva at ordinary times, Vaginal discharge and menstrual blood accumulated in the pudenda will cause itching. On the contrary, wash the vulva several times a day, or often use alkaline soap, or use Potassium permanganate bubble to wash the vulva, so that the vulva skin is too dry, it will also cause itching.

4. Clothing discomfort: For example, if you like to wear some synthetic fiber clothes or use menstrual bands made of rubber or plastic, it can cause poor ventilation of the external genitalia skin, sweat stains soaking, and itching.

5. Sensitivity stimulation: Allergy to topical medication throughout the body or external genitalia, causing itching of the external genitalia.

6. Systemic diseases: Vulvar itching caused by vitamin A and B deficiency, jaundice, anemia, leukemia, and other diseases is a part of systemic itching. Glycuria in diabetes patients stimulates the vulva, which is also a common factor causing itching. In addition, obese patients may stimulate the vulva due to excessive secretion of Sebaceous gland and sweat glands, which may also cause pruritus of the vulva.

7. Fecal and urine irritation: A very small number of patients may experience itching due to long-term stimulation of the external genitalia due to urethrovaginal fistula, urinary incontinence, or anal fistula.

8. Psychological factors: Some patients are unable to identify the cause of external genital itching, which may be due to excessive mental stress. Emotional depression, unease, etc. are prone to external genital diseases.

9. Menstrual factors: Menstrual blood flows through the vagina, hindering normal vaginal acidity and alkalinity, and hidden pathogen infections causing external genital itching. In addition, direct stimulation of menstrual blood can also cause discomfort in the perineum. During menopause, due to the decline of estrogen level in the body, genital atrophy, the resistance to vaginal flora decreases, and it is easy to secondary senile Vaginitis. Inflammatory secretions that stimulate the perineum can also cause itching.