Also known as Itching Of Vagina
Vaginal itching is encountered rarely on Symcat. We will add more content to this page if enough people like you show interest.
The most common causes of vaginal itching are vaginitis, vaginal yeast infection, and urinary tract infection. Other possible causes, such as contact dermatitis, are more rare.
Within all the people who go to their doctor with vaginal itching, 77% report having vaginal discharge, 37% report having painful urination, and 30% report having vaginal pain.
Patients with vaginal itching often receive pelvis exam, urinalysis, standard pregnancy test, microscopic examination (bacterial smear; culture; toxicology), chlamydia test, examination of breast, pap smear and rectal examination .
The most commonly prescribed drugs for patients with vaginal itching include fluconazole (diflucan), metronidazole, terconazole topical, miconazole topical product, clotrimazole topical, estrogens, conjugated (usp) (premarin), metronidazole topical product, betamethasone-clotrimazole topical, nystatin-triamcinolone topical, etonogestrel/ethinyl estradiol unidentified, tinidazole, estrogens, conjugated (usp) / methyltestosterone and clindamycin topical product .
Groups of people at highest risk for vaginal itching include race/ethnicity = hispanic, sex == female, race/ethnicity = black and age 15-29 years. On the other hand, sex == male almost never get vaginal itching.
< 1 years | 0.1x | |
1-4 years | 0.2x | |
5-14 years | 0.4x | |
15-29 years | 2.1x | |
30-44 years | 1.5x | |
45-59 years | 0.8x | |
60-74 years | 0.6x | |
75+ years | 0.4x |
Male | 0.0x | |
Female | 1.7x |
Black | 1.7x | |
Hispanic | 1.6x | |
White | 0.6x | |
Other | 1.4x |