Sexual Health
What's wrong with itching in the external genitalia? Patients should undergo two tests in a timely manner
Post Date August, 11 2023
Pruritus of the external genitalia is a common condition that also occurs in our daily life. We must pay attention to its occurrence and promptly check and identify the cause.
What is external genital itching
Pruritus of the external genitalia is a common symptom in gynecological diseases. The external genitalia is a particularly sensitive area, and various gynecological diseases and external stimuli can cause itching, bedridden, and bedridden. Vulvar pruritus mostly occurs on the penis and Labia minora, and can also affect the Labia majora, perineum and perianal area.
Symptoms of itching of the external genitalia
1. Pruritus: This is one of the most obvious symptoms in patients with external genital itching. Pruritus is often paroxysmal and becomes more severe at night, accompanied by discomfort such as burning and dryness, which seriously affects the patient's normal sleep.
2. Rough skin: This symptom usually occurs after a period of time after the occurrence of vulvar itching disease. If not treated in a timely manner, the mucous membrane of the vulvar skin becomes white, red, and the surface is rough, such as bark, hardening, cracks, ulcers, and erosion
3. Skin lesions of the external genitalia: In addition to severe itching, patients with external genitalia itching may also experience local skin loss of elasticity, dryness, whitening, and even atrophy or ulceration. Some patients also experience severe pain and burning sensation, making it difficult for them to live and work normally.
4. Mucosa thinning: however, this symptom may not occur in every vulva pruritus patient, and some patients may have local skin mucosa thinning, accompanied by swelling and edema, the size of the labia atrophied or even disappeared, the Vaginal orifice gradually narrowed, causing difficulties in sexual life or delivery.
5. Whitening of skin tone: Early manifestations of vulvar itching are also manifested in changes in the skin color of the affected area. At the beginning, the skin tone of the vulva will be more purple red or light red, and some patients will also appear gray white or gray blue, mixed with clearly defined white keratinized plaques, with different shapes and sizes. Among them, mixed type malnutrition has mixed symptoms of atrophic and proliferative types, characterized by obvious atrophy of the genitals and increasingly pale skin color.
Self examination of external genital itching
1. Use a small mirror and place it under the vulva. Move the mirror back and forth, left and right, and with the help of the mirror, observe your vulva. In addition, by observing the color, clear, turbid, thin and thick Vaginal discharge of leucorrhea and menstrual blood, you can also find traces. Normal vaginal discharge is a clear white thin liquid, while normal menstrual blood is bright red or light red. Some people may have some blood clots.
