Women should beware of 10 behaviors that hurt the uterus. Women who smoke are more likely to get uterine cancer.

A woman needs to be cared for throughout her life, whether it is her skin, breasts or uterus. So women need to pay attention to many things in order to protect their bodies. Pay special attention to damage to the uterus. The following ten behaviors can easily cause damage to the uterus.

1. Smoking

Medically proven, women who smoke are more likely to get cancer, with an 80% higher risk of cervical cancer. The rate of moderate or above cervical intraepithelial cell carcinoma in women who smoke is 3.5 times that of non-smoking women. Long-term exposure to secondhand smoke can increase women's risk of developing cervical precancerous lesions by up to 7.2 times. At the same time, smoking can cause different health problems for women of different ages.

If women smoke during pregnancy, it is easy to cause ectopic pregnancy and low breast milk secretion; unmarried women are prone to infertility or symptoms such as dysmenorrhea and accelerated skin aging; and smoking in menopausal women can cause osteoporosis or urinary incontinence. Experts suggest that for the sake of your own health, whether you are a woman or a man who is addicted to smoking, you should quit smoking as much as possible. If there are people smoking around you, you should open the windows and doors as much as possible to allow air circulation to avoid being harmed by secondhand smoke and endangering the uterus.

2. Not paying attention to sex life

Not paying attention to hygiene during sexual life can cause gynecological diseases such as vaginitis, cervicitis, cervical erosion, and fallopian tube inflammation. It may even become an important risk factor for vulvar cancer, vaginal cancer, cervical cancer and fallopian tube cancer.

In addition, it should be noted that sexual life should not be too early or chaotic, especially during menstruation and childbirth, which are important factors in the development of cervical cancer. Sexual intercourse is prohibited during the first three months of pregnancy. Because the embryo is not yet firmly attached to the uterus at this time, miscarriage is prone to occur. Sexual intercourse is also prohibited during the last three months of pregnancy.

Sexual transactions stimulate uterine contractions and lead to miscarriage, premature birth, uterine bleeding or puerperal fever. Especially in the last 4 weeks of pregnancy, sexual intercourse may cause fetal membrane inflammation, leading to risks such as premature rupture of membranes, premature birth and postpartum infection, so sexual intercourse should be strictly prohibited.

In short, clean and moderate sex is the first priority in caring for the uterus. Washing the genitals with running water before sex is the most basic step to prevent gynecological diseases.

3. Not paying attention to diet

Women should avoid cold foods in their diet. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that women’s constitution is yin and they should not be too fond of cold food. When cold and raw food enters the body, it will consume our yang energy, cause the internal generation of cold evil, and damage the uterus. The so-called cold food does not only refer to low-temperature frozen food, but also includes some foods that are cold in nature, such as watermelon, pear, mung bean, rock sugar, bitter gourd, etc. Even after heating, these foods should be eaten in moderation according to the season.

But sometimes it is unavoidable to eat some cold food, that is also okay, but be sure to eat something hot first to prevent the cold air from invading the uterus and causing harm. Or you can develop a good habit of drinking hot tea or ginger tea regularly to warm your stomach, help dissolve the coldness in cold foods or foods of cool nature, and keep a good eye on your uterus through your diet.

4. Gynecological inflammation is not treated in time

Common gynecological inflammations in women include vaginitis, cervicitis, cervical erosion, fallopian tube inflammation, etc. Although these are common gynecological diseases and will not cause much discomfort to the body, if not treated in time, the bacteria will enter the uterus through the cervix and cause damage to the uterus.

It is also an important risk factor for vulvar cancer, vaginal cancer, cervical cancer and fallopian tube cancer. Once the carcinogenic factors are activated, damage to the uterus is inevitable, which not only affects fertility but can even endanger life. Therefore, cleaning, regular physical examinations, and timely treatment of gynecological diseases are the top priorities in caring for the uterus.

Paying attention to hygiene is the first priority in preventing all diseases. Change your underwear frequently and pay attention to ventilation. Eat a balanced and healthy diet. You should also pay attention to the hygiene and cleanliness of sexual life and the care afterwards.

5. Neglecting regular antenatal checkups

After a woman becomes pregnant, she should undergo detailed and systematic prenatal examinations on time throughout her pregnancy. Certain physical defects of the pregnant woman or fetus can be corrected early, and the pregnancy can be terminated early if necessary. And understand the fetal development and maternal changes, and if there are any abnormalities, seek early treatment. Strengthening the health protection of pregnant women and fetuses will help the entire pregnancy and delivery period go smoothly. Through comprehensive and systematic observation, the treatment strategy during delivery can be determined to ensure safe delivery.

6. Improper abortion

Sometimes when contraception fails, one has to face the most painful choice. If one chooses not to have the fetus, some people, for various reasons, have abortions privately or seek surgery from quack doctors. Doing so may very likely cause uterine damage or secondary infection.

Some people even hear about so-called "abortion secret recipes" and take them indiscriminately. As a result, they fail to achieve abortion and instead suffer drug poisoning, which seriously affects their health. It must be made clear that some of the external "abortion drugs" used by the people are often corrosive. After they are placed into the vagina, the vaginal mucosa will be corroded and ulcerated. After the lesions heal, they will also cause vaginal adhesions, resulting in vaginal stenosis or even occlusion, which will bring difficulties to future sexual life and childbirth or cause lifelong infertility.

Regular artificial abortion is performed under strict disinfection and aseptic techniques. However, the "instruments" used by some folk "doctors" are not sterilized or are not sterilized strictly. They do not pay attention to aseptic operation during the operation, which may cause bacterial contamination, postoperative uterine and pelvic infection, and even sepsis in severe cases.

7. Multiple Pregnancy

Many traditional married women want to have a son, but "unfortunately" get pregnant with a daughter again and again. Driven by traditional ideas, they give birth to children throughout their lives, become pregnant multiple times, and even become "over-birth guerrillas." But maybe you don’t know that giving birth is not something that women can just “get used to.” Because with each additional pregnancy, the risk to the uterus increases. For those who have more than three consecutive pregnancies, the incidence of uterine disease will increase significantly.

8. Blind use of oxytocin leads to uterine rupture

If a person encounters a difficult labor during the delivery process, many people would think of solving the problem by taking oxytocin. The principle of oxytocin is to contract the "lower abdomen" muscles, open the fundus of the uterus, and proliferate the vaginal wall to increase toughness. Therefore, oxytocin should not be used casually.

Generally, during the delivery process, the midwife will use oxytocin only after she has determined that the pelvis is large enough and the fetus can be delivered through the vagina and that the cervix is ​​dilated to a certain extent, in order to reduce delivery time and reduce maternal pain. The mothers don’t have to worry about these things because the medical staff will take care of them.

However, if oxytocin is used inappropriately or an accident occurs, it may cause uterine rupture and heavy bleeding. Therefore, it is recommended that pregnant women must go to a regular hospital for delivery, and should avoid giving birth in irregular clinics, and avoid quack doctors who are not familiar with the regulations on the use of oxytocin and abuse oxytocin, causing serious damage to the uterus.

9. Miscarriage

Artificial abortion increases the chance of damaging the uterus, and the more abortions you have, the greater the chance of damage. Because traditional abortion doctors cannot see the inside of the uterus, if excessive force or improper operation is used during the use of the instrument, it will cause damage to the uterus. Painless abortion will affect hormone secretion and thus damage the uterus.

Therefore, a woman should not have more than three miscarriages in her lifetime, and no more than two miscarriages in a year. Furthermore, never try to "find a way" to abort the fetus on your own. If it is absolutely necessary, you must seek help from a regular medical institution.

10. Caesarean section

"Caesarean section" is a medical method generally used in cases of reverse labor or difficult labor. It often helps the fetus to be born smoothly while also ensuring the safety of the mother. But remember, the damage from a cesarean section can be lifelong.

Experts believe that the benefit of caesarean section is that it avoids the pain of natural childbirth, but it is not desirable compared to the complications and sequelae it brings to mother and baby. Caesarean section can only be limited to remedial surgery for pathological factors of mother and baby.

As the name suggests, a cesarean section involves cutting open the uterus. If the operator uses too much force during this process, or the mother's uterine wall is too thin, it may damage other parts of the mother's body and even cause postpartum hemorrhage. There is also a possibility of wound infection during surgery.

For the fetus, it can also cause fractures (including clavicle fractures, femur or humerus fractures, skull fractures), and soft tissue injuries. When the uterus is cut open, the uterine wall is too thin or the surgeon uses too much force, causing the instrument to scratch the presenting part of the fetus.