Re: GYNECOLOGIC: chronic labial itching
From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:52:25 -0500 (CDT)
Carrie
Please go see your healthcare provider-either gyn, nurse practitioner,
physician assistant or midwife and get evaluated. A simple wet smear
can tell you what is going on...Dr. von Almen
At Tue, 28 Oct 2008, Carrie wrote:
>
>I have been reading the posts and a lot are similar but then again, I
>have some different symptoms
>1. I am not sexually active. Never been
>2. I am not menopausal (I am in my late 20's)
>3. I have good hygeine. I shower 1-2 times a day
>
>I have chronic labial itching. It itches so much that I find it hard to
>focus during the day and find it even more difficult to sleep at night.
>I have been using vagisil for about 2 weeks. I had this once before
>(around June/July) and it cleared up eventually. Boy was I relieved!
>Now (September/October) It is back and more severe. My habits have not
>changed. Diet has not changed. I just woke up one morning and it
>itched and has not stopped since.
>
>I scratch, scratch and scratch until it is raw. There is no discharge
>so I am pretty sure it is not a yeast infection. (I have never had a
>yeast infection before, but I don't have cottage cheese discharge or
>foul smell)
>
>Vagisil helps, but only short term. It usually wears off within the
>hour. My urination does not burn. It only burns when it hits the raw
>area around the labia and I think that is because the skin is chapped.
>The labia itself is a little inflammed but once again that could be
>because of the itching. I am just trying to find some relief.
>Preferably over-the-counter creams but I have no idea if it is fungal,
>bacterial etc.... Can someone help me?
>
>Thanks
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