What causes itching in male pubic hair?

Pubic hair is only for men to decorate, it has no protective effect on the male reproductive system, and because of the physiological characteristics of men, pubic hair itch is generally not a problem. Once it occurs, the problem is more serious, because generally only certain diseases can cause male pubic hair itch. So, what is the specific cause of male pubic hair itch? What diseases can cause male pubic hair itch?

The causes of pubic itching are not uncommon in clinical practice. It is not a single disease, but one of the symptoms of multiple diseases. Scratching often leads to local rupture, secondary infection, thickening of the scrotal skin, pigmentation, etc. Common diseases that cause scrotal itching include:

Scrotal eczema, commonly known as "scrotal eczema", is a common allergic disease that causes itching in the pubic area. The onset is rapid, and the patient's scrotum is extremely itchy, which is mild during the day and severe at night. Scratching causes scratches or bleeding, local skin redness, and papules or blisters appear. As the papules or blisters break and fuse to form erosive surfaces, the scrotal skin gradually thickens, the texture deepens, and it becomes dry and flaky, and even cracked. The entire course of the disease is accompanied by unbearable itching.

Pubic lice is a cause of pubic itching. Pubic lice are a type of lice that lay eggs at the root of human pubic hair. Adult lice are as big as sesame seeds. When they use their beaks to pierce human skin to suck blood, they bite the human skin and inject their poisonous saliva into the human body. They also excrete feces while sucking blood, which causes pubic skin itching and inflammation. People with pubic lice in the vulva and pubic hair will have local itching due to the bites and blood sucking of pubic lice, especially in the scrotum. They often rupture due to scratching, and there is a small amount of bleeding at the bite of lice, leaving blood scabs or pigment spots, which may also cause secondary infections such as abscesses, ulcers, and folliculitis. In addition, sexually transmitted diseases such as genital herpes, infectious soft warts, and genital candidiasis can also cause pubic itching.

Now that we know what itchy pubic hair is and what diseases can cause itchy pubic hair, we can see that itchy pubic hair is an issue that cannot be ignored. Therefore, if a male friend has itchy pubic hair, he should first check for the above-mentioned diseases to see which disease causes it and then treat it thoroughly. Only in this way can the problem of itchy pubic hair be solved.