QUOTE(saolaoane @ Nov 2 2006, 11:41 PM)

okay this is really embarassing but i dont who to go to ask about this. im not on my period and probably wont have it until maybe like 3 weeks into this month. but for some reason, my vagina became really itchy and this started about 3-4 days ago. theres no discharge and i tried to wash it with water and soap and i think it made it worse. it got more itchier and i scratched it. i went to buy vagisil and it doesnt seem to make the itching go away. i dont know what to do >_< do i have an infection or something?
Okay,
1.
Never wash your vagina with soap and water. Your vagina has it's own natural ph balance and introducing soap to it (soap is a base) upsets the balance. That can lead to infections. Use only water and even then, try not to get water into the vagina. Use water around the vaginal lips.
2. When your vagina itches,
don't scratch it. Once again, the infection spreads and only it gets worse. Believe me, I've scrubbed my vagina raw and it hurt so much when I applied medicine to the area.
3. Yes, you have an infection.
Now, I used Monistat 7 days when I had my first infection. Within 3 days of using Monistat, most of the itching was gone but you have to use it all 7 days.
I've never tried Vagisil because I haven't had an infection since. I suggest Monistat 7 days if you've never had one before.