I've been experiencing increased burning and itching during urination, and I'm embarrassed to see a doctor

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I’ve been experiencing a burning sensation while urinating for the last few days, and I’ve got itching down there that’s becoming increasingly uncomfortable. But talking about these kinds of things to a doctor feels incredibly hard for me. I haven’t been able to tell anyone about it; I wonder if I could just get something from the pharmacy to solve it? Or do I need to go directly to a urologist or gynecologist? I really don’t know, I’m feeling very uncertain.

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I think you should go directly to obstetrics. I know urology is mostly for the bladder and kidneys, but if there’s itching, obstetrics will take care of it. You don’t have to explain everything there; just say ‘I came for burning and itching during urination,’ and they’ll ask for the details. By the way, trying to solve it with a pharmacy is risky; if you take the wrong medication, it could make things worse.

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You mentioned itching, could it possibly be an allergy or something? Because it seems related to urination, but I thought it might also be an allergy. For example, did you just change your pad or underwear? Maybe the fabric or the detergent used is different.

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What your friend said about ‘drugstore cream’ is a bit risky because itching could be a fungus, burning could be a urinary tract infection, and there could be different things. Generally, there isn’t a single medicine that addresses both. You either need to get a urine test or a gynecologist may want a vaginal check for the itching. It seems more appropriate to go directly to the doctor.

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Thank you so much, friends! It seems like going to an obstetrician makes sense, so I’ll do that. But by the way, I feel like the itching started after I got a new pad. That’s why I was going to stop by the pharmacy to ask for cream for a fungal infection, but I’m still indecisive.

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But I don’t think it’s about the pedal or anything, it all seems like stress to me. You’re embarrassed to say you went to the doctor, something’s obviously putting pressure on you. Find a solution to that pressure, otherwise it might keep repeating. Maybe you’re tensing up for no reason. Just think about it.