dry vulva
Introduction
Introduction Vulvar dryness refers to gynecological diseases caused by a significant reduction in women's vaginal secretions. It is a manifestation of vaginal dryness. The motherland medicine belongs to the category of vaginal damp heat. Female vaginal dryness has a lot to do with age, stress, inflammation, etc.
Cause
Cause
Endocrine: After 35 years of age, if menstrual irregularities occur frequently over a period of time, it may mean endocrine disorders, which may also lead to a decrease in vaginal secretions.
Ovarian function: After entering the menopause, the leucorrhea is lacking due to the gradual shrinkage of the ovaries and loss of function.
Sex hormones: common in abortion, breastfeeding for too long, long-term trauma.
Various diseases: such as chronic hepatitis, chronic nephritis, diabetes, hypothyroidism and other patients, the secretion caused by chronic diseases is too small.
Vaginitis: If you have vaginitis, the vaginal mucosa will be congested during sex, resulting in reduced secretions.
Contraceptives: For some people, progesterone is taken regularly for a long time, and progesterone in the drug may cause side effects of vaginal dryness.
Psychological stress: work and life stress will cause low sexual desire, sexual arousal, and vaginal dryness.
Error cleaning: Many women think that the vaginal discharge is very dirty, and often use the drug lotion lotion for deep vaginal washing. However, it is this excessive cleaning that causes the vagina to not retain the proper secretions and beneficial bacteria, resulting in vaginal dryness.
Diet: In addition to vaginal dryness, if women are accompanied by inflammation of the mouth, dry skin, and desquamation, it indicates that the diet is not balanced, especially vitamin B2. This condition can lead to dry vaginal wall, mucosal congestion and even ulceration.
Examine
an examination
Related inspection
Vulvar gynecological routine examination ovarian function test sex hormones six examinations gynecological routine examination cervical gynecological routine examination
Regular examination of gynecology, check the vulva, vaginal wall and cervix, visible vulva dry, put the speculum to make patients feel uncomfortable, vaginal dry pain, the specific cause should be combined with specific laboratory tests to confirm the diagnosis.
Diagnosis
Differential diagnosis
Vulvar malnutrition: This disease can occur at any age, in all periods of women: in childhood, adolescence, menopause and old age, but there are many menopausal people around the age of 50, the length of the disease varies, and the number of elders can reach ten years. The predilection site is usually located in the vaginal pedicle, labia minora and the medial sulcus of the labia majora, sometimes occurring in the vestibule, vaginal and urethral orifice, and posterior joints. Vulvar itching is the first prominent symptom of the patient, especially at night. The degree of itching is related to time, menstruation, climate, food, environment, and mood. Itching is usually intermittent, and patients often scream because of itching. . Due to scratching, there are many scratches and redness in the outer vagina, which results in long-term itching, which causes local ulceration, chloidation, ulceration and secondary infection.
