can pads cause irritation?

im on my period and ever since its been on these pads have been giving me serious irritation and making me itch really bad down there i know tmi it’s like my labia are itching and it’s redness, i had a new partner and when we first slept together a few weeks later i had severe itching but it was a yeast infection. i know he is clean, could this be the same ? may i also add there is NO itching inside my vagina just on my vulva on my labia and around my clitorial area. my poor vagina is all red, swollen and horribly itchy