The few days after the period are the safe period

The female safe period refers to the safe period when the female body is not ovulating. It is not easy to get pregnant during sexual intercourse during the safe period, but it is not 100% certain that pregnancy will not occur. It can only be said that the chance of pregnancy during the safe period is relatively small. The safe period after a woman's period is 5 days after the end of normal menstruation, which is relatively safe, but you also need to pay attention to contraception to avoid unwanted pregnancy.

How many days after menstruation is the safe period?

The safe period is the period when the menstrual cycle is relatively regular and is within five days after the menstrual period ends and within six days before the menstrual period is about to come. The so-called safe period is not absolutely safe. Sometimes unexpected ovulation may occur during the ovulation period due to factors such as environment and mood. Therefore, if you don’t have a plan to have children, it is best to take contraceptive measures when you have sex.

Contraceptive principles

The safe period is divided into the safe period before ovulation and the safe period after ovulation. The period from the end of menstruation to the day before ovulation is the safe period before ovulation. From the first day after the end of ovulation to the day before the next menstrual cramps is the safe period after ovulation. Generally speaking, the safe period after ovulation is safer than the safe period before ovulation. This is because some women sometimes affected by environmental changes and mood swings affect the advance of the ovulation, so before the safe period ovulation will be shortened, but did not know their own, so before the safety period ovulation is not safe. The opportunity that the ovary has row two eggs in a menstrual cycle is very rare, that is, after ovulation to the next menstrual cramps before this period of time usually won't happen again the second time of ovulation, so the safety period after ovulation is relatively safe.

The key to using safe period contraception is to determine the female ovulation date. When the ovaries ovulate, there is generally no special feeling. Even though some women may have symptoms such as lower abdominal pain, back pain, breast swelling and mood changes, these phenomena are not specific symptoms of ovulation and therefore cannot be used as a basis for ovulation. Menstruation and ovulation change cyclically, and there is a close relationship between the two. If you understand the changing patterns of the two, you can determine the ovulation date through indirect methods. There are many ways to determine the ovulation date, and the methods that women can master themselves include: calculating based on the menstrual cycle, measuring basal body temperature, and observing cervical mucus secretion.

Generally speaking, women only ovulate once in a menstrual cycle, and the egg has a certain survival time (related reading: egg survival time). The safe period avoids this period, so it is relatively safe. However, occasionally ovulation may occur early or late, or even twice in a menstrual cycle, which is likely to lead to an unwanted pregnancy.

Calculation method

Calendar Method

If the menstrual cycle is always regular, ovulation may occur on the 14th day after the onset of menstruation. After the egg is released, it can survive for about 2-5 days, and the sperm can survive for 1-3 days after entering the female reproductive tract. Therefore, abstaining from sexual intercourse 3-4 days before ovulation and 5-7 days after ovulation can avoid pregnancy.

For a woman with a regular menstrual cycle, the time of ovulation is basically stable. Having sexual intercourse during the safe period to achieve the purpose of contraception is called the safe period contraception method. This method is not suitable for young people because they cannot have sexual intercourse more than once a week. This method is suitable for middle-aged people.

Basal body temperature method

Basal body temperature refers to the body temperature of a healthy person after waking up in the morning. It is generally the lowest body temperature of the day. For women of normal childbearing age, body temperature rises immediately after ovulation and continues until the start of the next menstrual cycle. Use the changing pattern of a woman's basal body temperature to find her ovulation period and abstain from sexual intercourse 3-4 days before and 5-7 days after.

Observation

Women's vaginal secretions change regularly during the different stages of the menstrual cycle. During ovulation, the amount of mucus increases, the vagina feels damp, the mucus becomes clear, and the mucus can be stretched into threads, up to 10 cm long. The last day this mucus lasts is generally the ovulation period. No sexual intercourse during the first 3-4 days and the last 5-7 days.