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[heartinmyhand.livejournal.com]

can someone please tell me why i am so itchy especially after sex? i thought it was a yeast but when i used monistat, the itcyness came back yet again after i had sex. was/is there anyone who is experiencing itch after sex or is it just me?

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[lovemeendlessly.livejournal.com]

could you be allergic to the condom or lube being used?

[heartinmyhand.livejournal.com]

i don't think :( we don't really use lube that often, and condoms too (i'm on the pill). it's been occuring for the past few months now and i find that whenever we use condoms, not use condoms, lube, it all gets itchy.

[lovemeendlessly.livejournal.com]

does he wash his lil man before? if not it could be resuede from laundry detergent or softner...or possibly the soap he uses.
Ash

[heartinmyhand.livejournal.com]

no he doesn't. it could be it, thank you! :) i will try it out. is it weird that at random times it gets itchy as well?

[lovemeendlessly.livejournal.com]

could be the soap you use...

[ldygabilan.livejournal.com]

Semen makes me a little itchy sometimes.. so I have to be sure to clean it all up immediately.

[heartinmyhand.livejournal.com]

ahh that could be it as well but when we use condoms it still gets itchy. i'm so frustrated.

thank you! :)

[starrchilde.livejournal.com]

Are you possibly transmitting it back and forth to each other?

[heartinmyhand.livejournal.com]

that is a possibility. i'm not so sure it's a yeast though :\

[ex-pixiblis.livejournal.com]

Usually I get itchy too. It lasts like 5 or 10mins and goes away. I just usually clean up and pee. Maybe your allergic to the condom?

[heartinmyhand.livejournal.com]

i don't think :( before the pill we used condoms for a good few months and i didn't experience anything

[finemadness.livejournal.com]

maybe you need lube. i would get itchy because of small cuts from not enough lube.

[heartinmyhand.livejournal.com]

hmmm that's what i'm thinking. i am getting small cuts as well

[lindzardz.livejournal.com]

im dealing with the same thing right now! ive been itchy for about 4 days after i last had sex...we didnt used condoms or lube (im on the pill and were monogamous)...i thought it was a yeat infection too, tried monistat...still itchy. i do have a bit more discharge- its a little more watery than usual, but not chunky, no smell, nothing...what is this?!

[heartinmyhand.livejournal.com]

this is EXACTLY what i'm dealing with as well!

[solestria.livejournal.com]

I think itchiness can be a symptom of lowgrade irritation, and I imagine this would apply to the vagina as well. You could try using lube and see if that helps.

It is possible to be allergic to semen (though from what I understand, that usually causes a burning sensation). However, if he's coming inside you, semen changes the pH of the vagina in a way that makes it more hospitable for yeast to grow. I don't know if that's a factor, but it could be. At any rate, you could ask your doctor.

[sulingsi.livejournal.com]

hey, I think the allergy or irritation ideas are both really good ones to check out. however if you continue to have this problem it might be worth getting treated for BV - for myself i just got itchy in the past couple of weeks, tried using monistat and diflucan first in case it was yeast, and when that didn't work, my doctor called in metronidazole without even having me come in. that seemed to pretty much fix me up (hopefully, i haven't tried having sex again yet).