Two fairy common causes of vaginal itching are bacterial vaginosis (commonly referred to as BV) (http://www.vaginapagina.com/index.php?title=Bacterial_vaginosis) and yeast infections (YIs) (http://www.vaginapagina.com/index.php?title=Yeast_Infection).
I don't mean to be nosy, but are you sexually active? I ask because there are also some sexually transmitted infections that can cause itchiness, too.
My advice is to get this checked out by a health care provider, who can determine the cause and help you treat it. Sometimes women who have had yeast infections in the past and are readily able to recognize the symptoms in themselves may self-diagnose and treat the YI on their own, but since it sounds like you're not sure what's causing this and because the symptoms aren't definitively those of a yeast infection, I think it's important to get this checked out by a professional before you embark on any course of treatment. Good luck, and I hope you feel better soon. :)
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Date: 2008-04-27 04:56 pm (UTC)I don't mean to be nosy, but are you sexually active? I ask because there are also some sexually transmitted infections that can cause itchiness, too.
My advice is to get this checked out by a health care provider, who can determine the cause and help you treat it. Sometimes women who have had yeast infections in the past and are readily able to recognize the symptoms in themselves may self-diagnose and treat the YI on their own, but since it sounds like you're not sure what's causing this and because the symptoms aren't definitively those of a yeast infection, I think it's important to get this checked out by a professional before you embark on any course of treatment. Good luck, and I hope you feel better soon. :)