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What Causes Itching Around Labia?
Question: yes this is embarrassing I have a very itchy labia feels like red and inflamed what can I do about it?
Brief Answer:
It can be due to atrophic vaginitis.
Detailed Answer:
Hello ma'am,
Thanks for trusting hcm about your health care.
I can understand your concerns.
I have gone through your history and it can be due to atrophic vaginitis, fungal infection ( yeast) and dermatitis.
You already apply monistat( antifungal) cream on it.
Itching is persistent or there some relief in it?
Is there any type of vaginal discharge and foul smell in it?
How long it is there?
Please give some more detailed information about it.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Good luck.
Regards
It can be due to atrophic vaginitis.
Detailed Answer:
Hello ma'am,
Thanks for trusting hcm about your health care.
I can understand your concerns.
I have gone through your history and it can be due to atrophic vaginitis, fungal infection ( yeast) and dermatitis.
You already apply monistat( antifungal) cream on it.
Itching is persistent or there some relief in it?
Is there any type of vaginal discharge and foul smell in it?
How long it is there?
Please give some more detailed information about it.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Good luck.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Neel Kudchadkar
I have had this for 3 months off and on.some times the itching is a 10 and sometimes its a 2 it would seem to clear and then come back full force there is no odor or yeast of any sort I feel like ripping the thing off . should I mention this too my doctor is ther any thing else that can be done either old remedu or new it bothers me to the point of being sick all over my body.i shower twice a day.
what is atrophic mean?
what is atrophic mean?
Brief Answer:
Explained below.
Detailed Answer:
Hello ma'am,
I am so sorry for delay in my response but I was stuck somewhere.
Atrophic is also called senile vaginitis a condition in which epithelium starts thinning due to lack or low estrogen levels at your age.
Treatment of this to apply estrogen cream on it to relief the symptoms. ( after consulting with your doctor) .
The chances of yeast infection are low in your case.
So please consult a Gynecologist and get yourself examined and apply estrogen cream on it to see the difference.
Hope found useful.
Good luck.
Regards
Explained below.
Detailed Answer:
Hello ma'am,
I am so sorry for delay in my response but I was stuck somewhere.
Atrophic is also called senile vaginitis a condition in which epithelium starts thinning due to lack or low estrogen levels at your age.
Treatment of this to apply estrogen cream on it to relief the symptoms. ( after consulting with your doctor) .
The chances of yeast infection are low in your case.
So please consult a Gynecologist and get yourself examined and apply estrogen cream on it to see the difference.
Hope found useful.
Good luck.
Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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