Itching of the vulva can accompany diseases such as trichomoniasis, diabetes. This condition is also observed against the background of fungal diseases, disorders in the functioning of the thyroid gland. This phenomenon is attributed to precancerous pathologies in the external genitalia. Often detected in women during postmenopause or menopause (however, it may occur earlier), combined with leukoplakia (mucosal damage).
Itching of the vulva. Causes
The factors provoking the disease should include the thermal effect of stimuli. As practice shows, pathology often occurs after hypothermia than after overheating.
External irritants can also cause vulvar itching - infections, various contaminants, including dust particles, and others.
The disease is often a consequence of mechanical stress. Itching of the vulva can develop as a result of wearing coarse underwear or masturbation.
Often this unpleasant disease is a manifestation of an allergy to certain drugs.
Vulvar irritation can be triggered by vaginal discharge. Also, the disease occurs with frequent douching, the presence of genitourinary fistulas, as a result of irritating effects on the external organs of urine.
It should be noted that this disease can develop on its own. In this case, the cause is neuro-tropical disorders.
If vulvar irritation is detected in adolescence, as a rule, there is a fungal disease or vulvovaginitis. In women of reproductive age, pathology develops against the background of diabetes mellitus and other extragenital diseases.
The development of the condition is often associated with a sharp decrease in the concentration of estrogen in the body. This, in turn, provokes trophic changes (disorders of biochemical processes in the tissue) in the genitals.
The disease can occur for several months or several years (in chronic form).
Itching of the vulva. Treatment
Starting therapeutic measures, it is necessary, first of all, to eliminate all concomitant and contributing to the development of the state of pathology. Before you begin any treatment, you must go through a comprehensive examination. During it, the underlying disease that causes irritation can be detected. In this case, treatment should be aimed at eliminating it.
If pathologies are not found, and irritation is the result of a neuro-tropical disorder, therapy in this case causes certain difficulties.
The clinical manifestation of the disease can be represented in the form of swelling and hyperemia (overflow of blood vessels). A prolonged course of pathology can contribute to the formation of abrasions and cracks; in some cases, ulcerative lesions occur as a result of inflammatory layers and scratches.
Gynecological treatment is aimed at observing the rules of both personal and general hygiene. Assigned to washing infusion of chamomile two to three times a day, diet therapy, sedentary baths.
An ointment containing hydrocortisone should be applied to the itchy surface. Novocain blockade is very effective . It is carried out two to three times a day. In addition, psychotherapy may be prescribed.
Some experts recommend the use of alcohol blockades. They include nine milliliters of medical alcohol.
Severe cases of the disease, in which the above measures are ineffective, suggest the appointment of surgical intervention. During the operation, nerves are excised.
Together with the woman, her partner should also receive treatment. In this case, therapy is selected purely individually. In each case, it will be different.