How to deal with vulvar itching during pregnancy

How to deal with vulvar itching during pregnancy

After pregnancy, many women will have many problems with their bodies. Although these uncomfortable symptoms are not necessarily caused by diseases, they also cause great trouble to pregnant mothers. If pregnant mothers experience vulvar itching and go to the hospital for a check-up and no gynecological diseases are found, then they only need to pay attention to private hygiene on a daily basis. Wash with clean water frequently and change underwear frequently.

Vulvar itching is a very common symptom of gynecological diseases. The vulva is a particularly sensitive area. Various gynecological diseases and external stimuli can cause itching, making people unable to sleep or eat, and unable to sit or lie down. Vulvar itching often occurs on the clitoris and labia minora, and may also affect the labia majora, perineum and perianal area.

Causes

1. Chronic local irritation, irritation from abnormal secretions of vulva, vagina and cervix inflammation;

2. Unclean vulva and tight synthetic underwear, sanitary napkins, etc. lead to poor permeability;

3. Vulvar parasitic diseases, such as pubic lice, pinworms, scabies, etc.;

4. Various vulvar skin diseases and vulvar tumors, etc.;

5. Local vulvar symptoms of systemic diseases, such as diabetes, uremia, vitamin deficiency, etc.

treat

1. Vulvar application

Use anti-itching lotions and creams, such as calamine lotion, diphenhydramine ointment, cortisol ointment, etc.

2. Local blockade or acupoint injection

Such as cortisol, vitamin B12, phenergan, etc.

3. Treat the cause.

Diseases of the female reproductive system are gynecological diseases, including vulvar diseases, vaginal diseases, uterine diseases, fallopian tube diseases, ovarian diseases, etc. Gynecological diseases are common and frequently occurring diseases among women. However, many people lack proper knowledge about gynecological diseases, lack of physical health care, and various bad living habits, which makes their physical health deteriorate, resulting in some women suffering from diseases that cannot be cured for a long time, causing great inconvenience to their normal life and work.

Gynecological diseases are mainly divided into seven categories: gynecological inflammation, artificial abortion, sexually transmitted diseases, irregular menstruation, infertility, gynecological plastic surgery, and gynecological tumors. Each category has several minor diseases:

Gynecological inflammation: cervicitis, vaginitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, endometritis, etc.;

Artificial abortion: painless abortion, visual abortion, minimally invasive abortion, medical abortion, etc.;

Sexually transmitted diseases include: genital warts, syphilis, genital herpes, gonorrhea, AIDS, etc.

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