What to do if your labia is itchy

The symptom of itchy labia is relatively common. When itchy labia occurs, everyone must pay attention to it and actively seek treatment. However, do not use medication blindly, otherwise it will easily worsen the condition and miss the best treatment time. When itchy labia occurs, try to keep a light diet, do not eat spicy and irritating foods, exercise appropriately, and enhance the body's disease resistance.

What to do if labia majora is itchy?

Itchy labia are usually caused by gynecological inflammation. There are many reasons for itchy labia. It is best to go to the hospital to find out the cause and receive targeted treatment.

The harm of gynecological inflammation

1. Impact on women’s quality of life

Gynecological inflammation can cause various discomfort symptoms to patients, such as vulvar itching, abnormal leucorrhea, irregular menstruation, abdominal pain, etc., causing many inconveniences to women's daily life and work, and may also cause discomfort in couples' life and affect women's quality of life.

2. Inducing other diseases

If gynecological inflammation is not treated promptly and correctly, as the disease progresses, it can easily induce other diseases, such as uterine fibroids, ovarian cysts, functional uterine bleeding, breast diseases, cervical cancer, etc., causing greater harm to women's health.

3. If infertility inflammation is not treated in time, it can affect the upward movement of sperm, hinder the combination of sperm and egg, or hinder the implantation and development of the fertilized egg, or lead to anovulation, which can easily cause female infertility.

4. Impact on pregnancy

If a pregnant woman is infected with gynecological inflammation, it may also have an adverse effect on the pregnancy, and may cause intrauterine infection, as well as miscarriage, premature birth, fetal mental retardation and other problems, which is not conducive to eugenics.

Therefore, women should pay attention to gynecological inflammation and take active measures to prevent it. If gynecological inflammation occurs, they should also seek timely and active treatment to avoid being harmed.

Prevention of gynecological inflammation

Pay attention to personal hygiene and keep the vulva clean. Wash the vulva at least once a day with warm water or a small amount of bath gel. Both parties should pay attention to cleaning the vulva before having sex, especially if the man has poor hygiene habits.

For women with recurrent vulvovaginitis, underwear and washing towels should be boiled for 5 to 10 minutes to kill the bacteria, and emphasis should be placed on examining and treating sexual partners at the same time.

If you have vulvovaginitis or a sexually transmitted disease, you should refrain from sexual intercourse during treatment. On the one hand, this can prevent friction during sexual intercourse from aggravating vaginal congestion and inflammation. On the other hand, it can prevent cross infection and a vicious cycle. If you must have sexual intercourse, you must use a condom that can prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Otherwise, you must recheck after the next menstruation is over after the treatment to make sure that the inflammation has been cured before resuming sexual life.

Pay attention to hygiene during menstruation, miscarriage and postpartum period, use sterilized hygiene products, refrain from sexual intercourse and bathing at the time prescribed by the doctor, and avoid overwork.

Do not use douching liquid blindly. The female vagina is an acidic environment with self-cleaning function. Using douching liquid to clean the lower body for a long time will kill the vaginal bacteria that are beneficial to the body, reduce local resistance, and increase the chance of infection. Try to avoid using public towels, bath towels and toilets in hotels and bathhouses with poor sanitary conditions to avoid cross infection with certain pathogens due to improper disinfection.