In medical dictionaries, the term "itching" is explained as a condition when a person has an irresistible desire to scratch an itchy area. An unpleasant sensation always appears inappropriately. The situation is aggravated if itching and burning in women is localized in the perineum . Treatment does not remove the annoying symptom instantly. The process goes into a chronic state, interferes with an active life.
What are the causes of itching?
- The fact that the vagina itches, does not mean that the body is in danger of a terrible disease. Irritants of the intimate area may be external factors. Hypothermia or overheating sometimes causes itching and burning of the external genital organs. Coarse linen sometimes rubs the skin. Mechanical damage to the skin of the perineum, previously not seen, often give a similar reaction.
- Pathology of the internal organs, not associated with gynecological problems, can progress with complications of this kind. Diagnosis of pruritus often leads to the detection of diabetes mellitus or renal failure, hepatitis or leukemia, lymphogranulomatosis or hyperprolactinemia, hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism.
- Banal iron deficiency in the blood provokes itching and burning in women. Treatment is reduced to the use of appropriate drugs.
- Estrogen deficiency caused by inhibition of the functions of the sex glands due to various factors makes the vaginal mucosa dry. Against the background of dryness, microcracks appear. Bacteria get into them, create discomfort, itching and burning in the vagina.
- The risk group includes patients taking drugs with this side effect.
- There are a number of psychological factors, including neuralgia and psychosis, which are accompanied by itching.
- Inflammatory processes in the reproductive system are among the most common causes of genital itching. Thrush, genital herpes, trichomoniasis - the list of pathogenic microflora is very large. The causative agents of the disease, such as E. coli, are localized in the intestine, but along the way they infect the anus and the external genitalia.
- The lack of basic hygiene standards, for example, on a long business trip, favors the growth of microbes, causing itching and burning without discharge.
Prevention
Common truths are known to everyone, but not every woman has managed to adhere to the rules for the care of her vagina all her life. Moreover, someone perceives constant reminders of hygiene between the legs as a personal insult, and to someone they seem indecent. It is worth thinking about the young generation. For many young women, simple advice will be a revelation that guarantees health where women do not have itching and burning. Treatment will cost more.
Linen is changed every day, if necessary - as it becomes soiled. When choosing underpants, they prefer natural fabrics. Synthetic material presents an unpleasant surprise in the form of an explicit or hidden greenhouse effect. Under it, an environment with high humidity and optimal temperature is formed, ideal for the rapid multiplication of pathogens.
- The washing-up exercise of intimate places is performed before bedtime, in the morning and after sex - necessarily. Practicing gynecologists disagree on whether to regularly use soap, disinfectants and boil water. It happens that the gels and shampoos themselves cause itching and burning in women. Treatment is directed to an allergic reaction. It is important not to eliminate itching with soap or other alkaline products.
During the washing procedure, hand movements go from the clitoris to the anus, and not vice versa, so as not to accidentally introduce an intestinal infection into the vagina. On critical days, laying is recommended to be changed, regardless of the amount of discharge every 4 to 6 hours.