Anonymous

3 years

Vaginal intense itch

I have an intense itch on my genitals for a month now, it’s so intense I couldn’t sleep at night. There’s a rash and redness on it, I’m too shy to see a doctor especially if it’s were a male. Can’t it be treated with just a pharmacy medicines?

Greetings! Thank you for your questions.

First and foremost, we truly understand your concerns regarding your symptoms and other health problems you might be facing. From your complaints, your conditions might have multifactorial causes such as:

  • Poor hygiene control of the private area
  • Hormonal imbalance
  • Heavy period
  • Vaginal douching
  • Having sexual intercourse without protection
  • Multiple sexual partners at a time
  • Changing sexual partners
  • Other causes: Skin infection, dermatitis

Worry no more about your private area problems! Speak to a gynaecologist today to ease your mind.

However, this is only our general impression why you are having such symptoms. We urge you to see a doctor to get examined so that you can get treated accordingly.

If the symptoms get worse and you have these symptoms on top of vaginal itchiness, please see the doctor immediately:

  • Vaginal discharge (fishy odor, thick greenish discharge)
  • It affects your daily activity

The following answers regarding your current queries are just general descriptions . In order for us to provide you with an accurate choice of treatment and management, we need additional details to explore further into your current complaints. Therefore, we greatly suggest that you refer this to your nearest medical doctor for full examination. You may also click on this link (DoctorOnCall) to speak with our doctors online. We assure you that our conversations are kept in confidentiality unless additional consultation needed with other medical parties. Thank you

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