omg thank god im not the only one. My itching started towards the middle of March but it was a very slight itch.. at some point i ended up scratching it and i guess that irritated the skin everywhere. It was like that up until my period and then it slowly went away mid cycle. I was fine for about 2 weeks maybe? Then ALL of a sudden it appeared again T_T. I'm supposed to start my period this upcoming thursday... and im sure itll go away and then come back again next month. Its so unbearable i start getting irritated and then i have to scratch it. Now the skin is raw and sore :/ Might be TMI but my discharge is also kind of yellowish? and someone mentioned small paper like little blobs? Kind of like when you suck on a lollipop for too long and the paper starts getting all nasty. That's exactly what i have! At first i thought it was paper that just got left over and then merged with my discharge but now i dont think so. Another thing.. paper gets stuck very easily :/ never had it be like that before. Its so frustrating T_T My doctor prescribed Fluconazole? Im gonna try that and see if it helps. but i'm starting to think based on these replies that it is infact my BC. I'm on Sprintec and have been on it since January of this year so only a few months. I luckily have Levora prescribed to me so I may try switching to that one. I really enjoy the benefits of having clearer skin and lighter periods but its almost not worth it with all this itching. Ive had a yeast infection before but that always cleared up on its own within a week. Only thing im worried about is switching BC and having even worse side effects. Im just surprised that it took until the 3rd month for my body to react like this to the hormones. it was fine in january and february.. just spotting ... T_T ugh.
I don't know if anyone else has explained this, but this is most likely the reason for vaginal itching, sensitivity and dryness, etc. if you are taking a "low dose" pill, i.e. 20 mcg of estrogen or less. When you take BC, the hormones in the pill signal your body's own hormone production (estrogen and progestin) to stop. The hormones in the pill REPLACE your body's hormones. When the amount of estrogen in the pill is low (ESPECIALLY a superlow one like lo loestrin), that is basically the estrogen level in your body, and you get symptoms of lowered estrogen levels, similar to some of the ones women get in perimenopause, such as vaginal dryness, thinning of vaginal tissue and "atrophy" (i know, eek) and sometimes other symptoms like low libido, night sweats etc. It doesn't mean you're actually going through peri menopause, it just means that some of the symptoms of the low estrogen levels that happen at that time might be caused in younger women by the BC pill. Your doctor should know this. If you are plagued by any symptoms of low estrogen, you might want to try a slightly higher dose pill (esp if you are on lo lo) though those have their own risks and too much estrogen can cause side fx too, or even just a different pill. Hope that makes sense.
I am experiencing the EXACT same thing right now! No infections, weird/smelly discharge. It all happened when I switched my birth control to Junel FE 1/20. It is the absolute worst! My hubby and I have been sexually active for over 10 years and are both clean. I'm thinking once these pills are done, I have another set of birth control pills, but not Junel, it's a different brand; Gildess. It never gave me this issue, so I can't wait til this round of pills is done so I can stop with this horrible itching! The only thing that seems to help is Hydrocortisone and Vaseline for moisture. I guess we're all the 3-5% of women who experience vaginal dryness from birth control! What luck! You're not alone! This sucks! =[