Suggest Treatment For Extremely Itchy Vaginal Area Along With Irritation And Pain

Posted on Fri, 17 Jul 2015

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Question : Hello I have a very itchy vaginal area always I do not have sex often (one sex partner) and when I do it becomes more itchy it is at the V at the very start of the vagina becomes very irritated and painful no bumps, just pain and itch, no uti or yeast infection have been checked and no discharge and it has happened for years any ideas

Answered by Dr. Richa Agarwal (23 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Can be due to dermatitis or 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 symptoms and it is most likely due to dermatitis or due to atrophic vaginitis.
At your age estrogen deficiency can cause atrophic vaginitis and estrogen creams are effective in these cases.
If it is due to dermatitis it can be treated with hydrocortisone cream.
Hope found useful, feel free to discuss more questions.
Good luck.
Regards

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