Can girls take a shower when they have their period?

Girls need to pay attention to many things during their menstrual period. After all, if they don’t pay enough attention, it will affect their menstrual period, and in serious cases it will affect their normal life in the future. In fact, what you need to pay attention to after your period is some daily behaviors, such as not doing strenuous exercise, not lifting heavy objects, not staying up late, and not touching cold water. So can girls take a bath when their period comes?

Each time a woman's menstruation lasts for 4 to 5 days, or even a week, it would be unbearable if she did not take a bath during the entire menstrual period; if she took a bath, she was afraid of being infected by the dirty water. So, can you take a bath during menstruation? It depends on what method of bathing you choose. This matter may seem unimportant, but if not handled properly, it may affect women's physical health and cause genital inflammation.

Currently, most people advocate taking showers or sponge baths because during menstruation, the endometrium is shed, the blood sinuses open, wounds are left in the uterine cavity, the cervical canal relaxes, the cervical mucus plug disappears, and menstrual blood stays in the vagina, providing good conditions for the reproduction of bacteria. The local protective barrier function of the reproductive tract is significantly weakened, and coupled with the lowered body resistance during menstruation, the sewage from bathing and the bacteria in the vagina may travel along the cervical canal to the uterine cavity and cause infection. Therefore, bathing in a tub should be prohibited during menstruation, but showering is allowed.

During menstruation, you should bathe or shower gently, and not sit in the bathtub. Do not use cold or hot water for bathing. Taking a cold shower can cause menstruation to stop suddenly; using hot water can cause congestion in the uterus and increase the amount of menstrual blood.

The currently accepted method is to use a shower or a sponge bath. During menstruation, the endometrium is shed, leaving wounds in the uterine cavity; cervical mucus is flushed out by menstrual blood, and the cervical opening is slightly open; menstrual blood stays in the vagina, which is a good culture medium for bacteria. The above results in temporary destruction of the local protective barrier function of the reproductive tract. Coupled with the decrease in body resistance during menstruation, when taking a bath, sewage and bacteria in the vagina may ascend through the cervical canal to the uterine cavity and cause infection, so it should be prohibited.

In addition, some situations similar to menstruation, such as vaginal surgery, miscarriage and childbirth, should also prohibit bathing in the near future.