What are the causes of vulvar leukoplakia?

Many women experience vulvar itching in their daily lives. There are many reasons for vulvar itching, one of which is vulvar leukoplakia, which can cause localized or diffuse white patches on the genital skin of women. So what are the causes of vulvar leukoplakia?

(1) Blood deficiency and dryness

The spleen is deficient in transformation, or because of long-term illness, the qi and blood are damaged, or because of other reasons, the body loses blood and qi, and the Chong and Ren meridians are deficient in blood, which leads to poor protection of the genital skin, causing dryness of the vulva skin and causing illness. Symptom characteristics: The vulva skin turns white, dry and dull, has wrinkles and cracks, and it itches severely at night.

(ii) Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency

Long-term illness or old age, liver and kidney deficiency or excessive sexual activity, kidney essence damage, blood and essence damage, unable to moisturize the skin and cause vulva dryness. Symptoms: Vulva itching, more severe at night, vulva atrophy, lesions dry and brittle, severe cases of labia majora flattened, labia minora disappeared, vaginal opening shrunken.

(III) Spleen and Kidney Yang Deficiency

Yang deficiency or other reasons that cause kidney yang deficiency. Yang deficiency causes internal coldness, coldness in the Chong and Ren meridians, loss of warmth in the genitals, stagnation of yang coldness on the genitals, obstruction of qi and blood circulation, and thus discoloration and atrophy of the vulva skin. Symptom characteristics: The vulva skin turns white, with alternating atrophy, thickening and roughness.

(IV) Damp-Heat in the Liver Meridian

It is mostly caused by depression or anger that damages the liver, stagnation of liver qi, which turns into heat over time, and damp-heat evil flows into the lower part of the body, soaking the vulva and causing the disease. Symptom characteristics: hypopigmentation, roughness, wrinkles, redness, swelling and itching of the skin and mucous membranes of the genitals, yellow discharge from scratched areas, changes like dampness, local burning pain, and excessive and yellow and smelly vaginal discharge.