vaginal itching

i'm 18, never had sex, only masturbated. after days of continuous masturbating, my vagina developed an irritation. It has been itching for two weeks now. the area around the vagina especially the sides near the thighs has dry, broken and irritated skin. is this some kind of an infection or simply irritation?

[TheAryan2]

If you have kind of odd smell or discharge, you might have given yourself a yeast infection if your hands or whatever you were using to please yourself wasn't clean.

I have yeast infections sometime,s and they don't always have a discharge or odd smell, so this is why I'm suggesting to you this even fi you don't have anything like that.

Buy an over-the-counter yeast infection cream, and use it. It will releive the itch and soreness, and will likely make it go away.

I avae yeast infections sometime,s and they don't always have a discharge or odd smell, so this is why I'm suggesting to you this even fi you don't have anything like that.

[giggin234]

Around the area of my back bottom i have noticed it is very red. I'm 12 years old and never have sex. I'm very worried. It has been itchy for around 3 months now but i have only just found out that my vagina is red. Please help me!

[lol123]

dont worry its fine, i have that too, i went to the chemist and got some caveston duo tablets and cream and trust me after a few days it realy shows a difference

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
It can be due to dermatitis skin or chafing skin. Do not use any cosmetic products at the sites. You can apply some calamine lotion at the rash as it will help in soothing the skin. Also wear cotton undergarments. Application of mild corticosteroid cream and oral antihistaminics like Benadryl and Claritin are also helpful. If the symptoms are severe then it will be best to consult a dermatologist and get fungal infection ruled out.

It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.