Most women experience a slight vulval itch now and again. However, pruritus vulvae means the itch is persistent and causes distress. The vulva is the area of skin just outside the vagina. The itch may be particularly bad at night and may disturb your sleep. About 1 woman in 10 sees a doctor about a persistently itchy vulva at some stage in her life.
I’m a Gynecologist, and This Is How You Should *Actually* Be Washing Your Vulva
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Angiokeratoma of Vulva
The vulva plural: vulvas or vulvae; derived from Latin for wrapper or covering consists of the external female sex organs. The vulva includes the mons pubis or mons veneris , labia majora , labia minora , clitoris , vestibular bulbs , vulval vestibule , urinary meatus , the vaginal opening , hymen , and Bartholin's and Skene's vestibular glands. The urinary meatus is also included as it opens into the vulval vestibule. Other features of the vulva include the pudendal cleft, sebaceous glands , the urogenital triangle anterior part of the perineum , and pubic hair.
Sebaceous Cysts of Vulva
Every person looks different. Our hands, noses and eyes all differ from person to person — and the same goes for vulvas. Do you know what your vulva looks like? An easy way to find out is to take a look using a hand mirror.
Back to Health A to Z. The condition is rare in women under 50 who have not yet gone through the menopause. You may be able to reduce your risk of vulval cancer by stopping smoking and taking steps to reduce the chances of picking up an HPV infection. The main treatment for vulval cancer is surgery to remove the cancerous tissue from the vulva and any lymph nodes containing cancerous cells. Some people may also have radiotherapy , where radiation is used to destroy cancer cells, or chemotherapy , where medicine is used to kill cancer cells, or both.
