Does vulvar itching affect life expectancy?

There are so many reasons for vulvar itching, and the reasons are also very complicated. Vulvar itching is a common disease among women. In addition to being caused by bad hygiene habits in daily life, there are many other reasons in life that can cause vulvar itching in women. So, will vulvar itching affect life expectancy? Is it a serious disease? Let's take a look at what other lifestyle habits can cause vulvar itching?

Lifestyle habits and diseases may cause vulvar itching

1. The most common local cause is increased vaginal discharge, especially vaginitis caused by Trichomonas or fungal infection. The large amount of abnormal vaginal discharge irritates the vulva and makes it itchy.

2. If you use disinfectant to rinse the vulva and vagina, or place certain drugs such as sulfonamides, furacillin, chlorhexidine suppositories, etc. in the vagina, it may cause vulvar skin allergies or dermatitis and vulvar itching.

3. Not paying attention to hygiene during menstruation, or using rubber or plastic menstrual belts, and not washing the vulva regularly, causing menstrual blood or vaginal secretions to accumulate in the vulva for a long time. Or wearing synthetic underwear at ordinary times, which often puts the vulva in a humid and hot environment, can often cause vulva itching.

4. Some people often use strongly alkaline soap or potassium permanganate solution to clean the vulva, which causes the vulva skin to become dry, lack of oil and become itchy.

5. For people suffering from pinworm disease, pinworms often crawl out of the anus and irritate the area around the anus and the vulva, causing itching, especially at night, and even affecting sleep.

6. If the vulvar itching is not caused by the above reasons, it is likely to be caused by a variety of vulvar skin diseases, such as vulvar eczema, neurodermatitis, atrophic lichen sclerosus, vulvar dermatitis, etc. These diseases can not only cause different degrees of itching, but also the vulvar skin may have different degrees of whitening, atrophy or thickening changes.

7. Early symptoms of vulvar cancer also include skin itching. Some people develop vulvar cancer after years of itching.

Certain systemic diseases can also cause vulvar itching

1. The most common cause is diabetes. Due to the frequent excretion of sugary urine, the vulva will be irritated and it will become itchy. If it is complicated by fungal infection, the itching will be even worse.

2. When suffering from diseases such as jaundice hepatitis, riboflavin deficiency, anemia or chronic hepatitis, the whole body will itch, including the vulva.

3. See a doctor to check whether there is fungus or trichomonas. If so, seek timely treatment instead of using "anti-itching water" to treat it yourself.

4. Those who fail to recover after long-term treatment should have their blood sugar checked.

Although there are many reasons for vulvar itching, the symptoms are very similar. The most important symptom is "itching". Therefore, even if women do not understand what causes vulvar itching, as long as they are tortured by vulvar itching, they can go directly to the hospital for examination.