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What Causes Itchy And Irritated Vagina?

Hello, and thank you beforehand for taking the time to help me.. It s rather embarassing, but I m not sure what else to do.. I am 19 years old, 5 3 and 130 lbs. The area around my vaginal entrance extending downward towards my anus and outward to the labia minora is extremely irritated and itchy. My gynecologist, who doesn t know what it is, described it as the skin deteriorating which I had guessed was happening because it feels moist but not as if the moisture is coming from my vagina and because it also feels raw and tender. Because the area isn t dry the peeling isn t apparent. The skin just sloughs off in thin wet layers. There s no rash. FYI: I don t use lotions, body washes, creams, perfumes, deodorants, or anything else on my vulva or in my vagina. I have used a douche containing vinegar from time to time (usually after my period, which ended a little more than 2 wks ago, and have also been using astroglide lubricant(glycerin and parabin free) for a while and have never had any problems.. I wear clean cotton underwear. I use only white Ivory soap (as recommended by my gynecologist) and never apply it directly to my vulvar skin. My STD tests and pap smear results all came back negative and normal. I am currently sexually active, but I am on the pill and we don t use any condoms, just the astroglide lubricant. This began a little over a week ago now, around the same time I began using an antibiotic for a puncture wound on my wrist.. I m not sure if the 2 could be related, but I figured it doesn t hurt to tell you that.. I would appreciate any advice you can give me.. thank you again..
Fri, 25 Jul 2014
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What Causes Itchy And Irritated Vagina?