What Causes Red, Swollen And Itchy Feeling In Vulva?

Posted on Mon, 27 Apr 2015

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Question : Hi. My vulva is red, swollen and has a itchy burning feeling. I have clear discharge w/ little blood .(im in ovulating period) i tested its not BV or any sexual transmitted disease. Im took fluconazol 150mg three days ago but its not getting better. Is there anyway to ease the ichy feeling and to cure the reoccurring yeast infection?

Answered by Dr. Manisha Jain (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
precautions advised

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear, I understand your health issue.
It is most probably due to yeast infection as evident in the attached picture, take a note of the following -
- wear a cotton based underwear and change it daily
- put tablet clotrimazole 200 mg inside your vagina daily at night for 3 nights
- wash perineal region with commercially available perineal wash liquids after bath
- use condom while having sex
- apply clotrimazole and beclomethasone combination ointment twice a day for 7 days or till itching persists.
- get your blood sugar levels checked
In case itching and swelling persists or worsens then visit your gynecologist for examination.
All the best.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar