Can I have sex before and after my period?

You can have sex during menstruation, but there is a safe period every month. Having sex at this time depends on whether you want to use contraception or conceive. Conception can be chosen during the unsafe period. Conception during the ovulation period is most likely to be successful. Having sex during the safe period is also most likely to prevent pregnancy, but it cannot be 100% guaranteed because there is a possibility of conception during the safe period. Let's take a look at some related arrangements regarding sex.

1. Can you have sex during menstruation?

From a female perspective, Chinese medicine believes that sexual intercourse is not allowed during menstruation for three reasons: the cervix opens during menstruation, and sexual intercourse during menstruation will cause increased menstrual flow and prolonged menstruation; it will cause kidney deficiency and lower back pain on rainy days in the future. The "Secret Records of the Stone Chamber" says: "If the kidney water (including癸水) is deficient, the uterus will dry up, and the seedlings will wilt without the moisture of rain and dew." Chinese medicine also believes that sexual intercourse during menstruation will cause sperm to enter the blood, which will also make women infertile.

2. What are the adverse effects of having sex during menstruation?

When a woman has her menstrual period, the endometrium bleeds, part of the endometrium ruptures and falls off, and some blood vessels are opened and exposed. At this time, sexual intercourse will cause local stimulation, which will increase the amount of menstruation or prolong the period and aggravate the discomfort symptoms of menstruation.

During sexual intercourse during menstruation, the female's menstrual secretions enter the male's urethra, causing urethral irritation in men.

Having sex during menstruation can easily lead to bacterial infection. The endometrium sheds during menstruation to form wounds, and the cervix is ​​also slightly dilated. In addition, due to the discharge of menstrual blood, the acidic environment in the vagina is diluted and the self-cleaning ability of the vagina is weakened. During sexual intercourse at this time, the male reproductive organs will bring in bacteria, infect the endometrium and cause pelvic inflammation, which brings pain to the woman.

Some women will experience a relapse a few days after their period ends. In this case, you should be extra careful to avoid sexual contamination. In addition, it should be noted that even if a condom is used during menstruation, sexual intercourse should not be performed, because condoms can only prevent sperm from entering the vagina, but cannot prevent bacteria from entering the vagina, so doing so is also harmful.

It can easily cause various inflammations. Such as endometritis, salpingitis, and even pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility.

The uterine contraction caused by sexual intercourse during menstruation can cause menstrual blood to enter the abdominal cavity, which may cause endometriosis.

During menstruation, some sperm and other components of semen may enter the female blood circulation through the tears in small blood vessels, stimulate the immune system to form anti-sperm antibodies, and cause immune infertility.

Various blood-borne diseases can be transmitted to each other.

3. On which day of menstruation can you have sex?

Traditional Chinese medicine states that menstruation nourishes the endometrium and keeps the sea of ​​blood constantly filled. You should wait three days and nights after menstruation before having sex, otherwise there will be qi stagnation, blood stasis, phlegm, fat and dampness, and black blood clots may appear during the next menstruation.