Patient's question:
These days, I don't know what's going on. I've been feeling itchy down there, and whenever my clothes rub against it, it gets even itchier. I keep wanting to scratch it, but the more I do, the itchier it gets. I used some wash solution, and it felt a bit better, but I'm really frustrated and worried.Doctor's answer:
Vaginal itching is a symptom caused by vaginal inflammation or systemic diseases. It can occur in women of any age. Common causes include:1. Local factors:
- Inflammatory irritation, such as trichomoniasis, candidiasis.
- Urinary fistula, urinary incontinence, urethral infection, secretions, and urine irritation.
- Senile vaginitis, pelvic and genital tumors, secretions irritation.
- Recto-vaginal fistula, anal fistula, industrial pollution from feces.
- Skin diseases of the vulva, such as eczema, psoriasis, pubic lice, genital warts.
- Excessive sweating and sebum secretion in obese women, poor local hygiene, and accumulation of secretions.
- Vulvar dystrophy, varicose veins of the vulvar veins.
2. Systemic factors: Local itching symptoms caused by systemic diseases, such as diabetic patients' diabetic irritation, vitamin deficiency.