What are the ways to relieve persistent rectal itching after childbirth?

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Hi M2 – it’s unlikely that the culprit for painful sex in your situation is Streptococcus B – the PAP smear result was just an incidental pick-up. It’s actually a commonly found bacteria in women, found in the vagina of up to 1 in 4 women (and causing no symptoms whatsoever in most). Strep B in the vagina is more relevant when a woman is pregnant, in which case it has to be eradicated to prevent dangerous infections to the baby. My money would be on the recent yeast infection as the cause of your itchiness and feeling of rawness with sex.

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May I ask if are there any concomitant vaginal discharge or bowel symptoms? The complaint of just isolated itch alone is a little unusual, especially if there are no skin changes. In essence you would need it to be looked at by a doctor, and two main conditions excluded – either pinworms or lichen sclerosus. If both are ruled out by the doctor, then you might want to consider perhaps a short course of topical corticosteroids eg mometasone cream.

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