Why can't women cross their legs?

Nowadays, many people have the habit of crossing their legs, both men and women like to do this. We need to remind everyone that if you cross your legs occasionally for a short period of time, it usually does not cause much harm, and it can also help you relax your body. However, it is wrong to do so for a long time. Women should be especially careful when crossing their legs, especially during menstruation, to avoid this action, otherwise it will cause greater harm to your health.

Why can't girls cross their legs?

1. Crossing your legs can easily cause vaginitis and aggravate dysmenorrhea

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.

2. Causes spinal deformation

A normal spine is straight and appears S-shaped when viewed from the side. However, crossing your legs for a long time will cause the spine to become C-shaped. The spine will be severely compressed and deformed due to uneven force. In severe cases, lumbar disc herniation may occur. Although crossing your legs will not cause immediate illness, if you continue doing this for a long time, many symptoms will appear in your old age, such as osteoarthritis.

3. Cause insufficient blood supply to the brain and heart

Crossing your legs for a long time will prevent blood from flowing smoothly up and down. Slow blood circulation will cause insufficient blood supply to the brain and heart, making the body prone to high blood pressure, heart disease and other phenomena.

4. Crossing your legs causes back pain

According to experts, low back pain is the most common disease among female office workers who sit for long periods of time. Because they like to cross their legs at work, it is very easy to cause uneven pressure distribution between the lumbar and thoracic vertebrae, causing spinal deformation, some of which will lead to lumbar disc herniation and chronic low back pain. Some experts believe that frequently crossing your legs is one of the important reasons that aggravate cervical spondylosis and lumbar muscle strain. At the same time, experts especially remind that female office workers should pay attention to their sitting posture when sitting for a long time, as "crossing their legs" can cause many related diseases.