Symptoms

• Symptoms of vaginal problems vary in severity and intensity. Common symptoms include irritation and itching, an unusual discharge, often with an unpleasant odor, and frequent urination, sometimes with a burning pain. Physical changes to the vagina that indicate problems include rashes, sores, blisters and pubic lice, which are six-legged creatures that lay eggs in pubic hair.
  
  

Possible Causes

• Infections often cause vaginitis, which is an inflammation of the vagina. The most common vaginal infections are bacterial vaginosis, vaginal yeast infection and trichomoniasis. Sexually transmitted diseases such as chlamydia and syphilis also cause vaginal problems. Genital warts may appear months after the vagina is infected and are often in clusters. There are several types of vaginal cancer, each of which infects different cells.
  
  

Solutions

• All vaginal problems should be addressed by a health care professional. Some vaginal problems, such as yeast infections and trichomoniasis, are quite common and easily treatable. Others, such as cancer and syphilis, are more harmful and require extensive courses of treatment.