Is it OK for a woman to cross her legs?

In daily life, many people have the habit of crossing their legs, especially women who are used to crossing their legs when sitting, which makes them look more beautiful. However, doing so for a long time will easily cause some harm to the body. If women cross their legs for a long time, it will easily lead to spinal curvature, and it will also easily affect the shape of the legs, which may easily become O-shaped legs, and it will also easily compress the blood in the lower limbs.

Is it okay for a woman to cross her legs?

1. Too much time causes varicose veins in the legs

Sitting with legs crossed for a long time will hinder blood circulation in the legs because the legs are crossed, which can easily cause varicose veins in the legs over time. In severe cases, it can cause poor blood return in the legs, bulging veins, ulcers, phlebitis, bleeding and other diseases. In addition, some individuals may suffer impaired motor and sensory functions due to prolonged compression and ischemia of the common peroneal nerve, which may result in numbness and soreness in the lower limbs, or even sudden inability to walk.

2. Causes bow legs

When you cross your legs, you increase the risk of osteoarthritis in the weight-bearing leg. At the same time, due to uneven force on the upper leg and its inward deviation, the pressure in the medial knee joint space may increase and the cartilage wear may be aggravated. At the same time, the "fibular collateral ligament" located on the outside of the knee joint is continuously pulled, causing it to relax, which may cause knee subluxation (misalignment of the center of the bone surfaces at both ends of the knee joint >3mm) on the basis of existing osteoarthritis, resulting in the appearance of O-shaped legs.

3. Cause vaginitis and other gynecological diseases

When women cross their legs, the local temperature will rise, forming a warm and humid environment in the perineum, which can cause pathogenic bacteria to multiply and cause vulvitis or vaginitis. Crossing your legs for a long time can easily cause poor blood circulation in the pelvic cavity and cause inflammation of the adnexa. If pathogens ascend and spread through the reproductive tract, it may affect the entire pelvic cavity. In addition, for those with a history of dysmenorrhea, crossing their legs for a long time may aggravate the dysmenorrhea.

4. Affecting male reproductive health

"Developing the habit of crossing your legs is very bad for your reproductive health." When crossing your legs, your legs are usually clamped too tightly, which increases the temperature of the inner thighs and around the genitals. For men, this high temperature can damage sperm, and if it continues for a long time, it may affect fertility. For this reason, Chinese medicine experts recommend that you should not cross your legs for more than 10 minutes and avoid crossing your legs too tightly. If you feel sweat oozing out of the inner thighs, it is best to walk in a ventilated place for a while to dissipate the heat as quickly as possible.

5. Induce cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases

Crossing your legs can cause blood to flow poorly, reducing or slowing down the amount of blood returning to the heart and brain. This will affect brain and heart function, and may also easily induce high blood pressure, heart disease, etc.