![]() Are you boiling your menstrual cup before and after every cycle? How lovely does this sound? Just when you thought things couldn’t get worse, don’t even THINK about having sexual intercourse – your vaginal walls will scream Bloody Mary. It could mean that your vagina is experiencing intense burning, stinging, and overall irritation due to candida infection. They could be experiencing cyclic vulvovaginitis.Ĭyclic vulvovaginitis refers to the recurrent burning *and itching* happening down there before or during menstrual bleeding. Guess what? Yeast loves acidity, which could be one of the reasons why you feel itchy down there.Īside from itching, many people also experience stinging and irritating sensations just days before or during their period. This change in estrogen is making your vaginal wall go all kinds of crazy, causing the vaginal wall to thin, increase inflammation, and create more acid in your vagina. ![]() Your vagina experiences a decrease of estrogen levels during the start of your period (the follicular phase). Hormones also play a key role in your itchy vagina. You’ve heard it before, and you’ll hear it again – your vagina is a self-cleaning oven, which means it doesn’t need any scented soaps or creams (that will mess with your pH balance) to get clean! A simple rinse with water will do the trick. If your pH levels are higher than 7, it is considered alkaline, which means your pH levels are too high and infection has risen. A normal pH level for your vagina ranges from 3.5-4.5, which means it is acidic. It could be many reasons, but it always links back to vaginal pH levels. Remember, the menstrual cycle lasts ~28 days, having different functions in each stage, and every uterus is different! But why is it so common for people to experience that deadly itch before menstrual bleeding? Many menstruating humans experience vaginal itching in different stages of their menstrual cycle. ![]() Have you ever noticed your vagina starts to itch a few days before your period…? Could it be a yeast infection? Do you get a burning sensation in your vagina? Maybe, maybe not. ![]()
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