Is it OK to have sex during menstruation?

Women still need to take care of their bodies during menstruation. At this time, they are in the stage of detoxification and their bodies are relatively fragile, so menstrual care is crucial. So is it okay to have sex during menstruation? You cannot have sex during menstruation, otherwise it is easy to have some health risks and allow bacteria to breed in the private parts. The reason why some women are invaded and harmed by gynecological diseases is because they do not pay attention to their menstrual period.

A survey of 200 women of childbearing age on the frequency of sexual intercourse during menstruation showed that 97.52% of them abstained from sex during menstruation. Only 2.5% have sexual intercourse occasionally or sometimes during menstruation. The reasons these women abstain from sex during menstruation are that it is unhygienic, dirty and they are afraid of infection. However, a scholar recently proposed in a popular science magazine: "Sexual intercourse is allowed during menstruation, but it is not necessary to promote it." Although it is "not recommended", the statement of "allowance" is essentially a promise.

Who would have known that this simple sentence would bring so much psychological and physical trauma to women, cause so much pain, sorrow and disease, and even affect the harmony of the couple's future sexual life. Sexual intercourse during menstruation is absolutely harmful and has no benefits. First of all, it leads to infection and various inflammations of sexual organs. Under normal circumstances, there are many microorganisms parasitizing in women's vagina, but the female sexual organs themselves also have the physiological function of resisting and preventing reproductive tract infections.

During the menstrual period, the body's resistance to bacterial ascending infection is weakened. If sexual intercourse occurs during the menstrual period, the bacteria carried by the genitals of both parties will be encouraged to ascend, leading to ascending infection and causing inflammation of various reproductive organs. In addition, the pelvic congestion during menstruation and the blood accumulation in the vagina and uterine cavity are good culture media for bacterial reproduction, making the infection easier to spread and worsen. Therefore, sexual intercourse during menstruation is a trigger that promotes the spread of reproductive tract infection and inflammation.

For patients who visit the gynecology clinic on a regular basis, if they are menstruating and do not have any special medical conditions, a routine vaginal examination will not be performed even if the doctor wears sterile latex gloves. If necessary for diagnosis, after disinfecting the vulva, put on sterile gloves and perform a pelvic examination. In the family, couples who pay attention to hygiene only do a general cleaning of the vulva before sexual intercourse. How can they achieve the conditions for disinfection and sterilization? Therefore, it is completely possible to abstain from sexual intercourse for a few days during the menstrual period.

Through the above introduction, everyone should have a clear idea about whether it is okay to have sex during menstruation. For female friends, the most important thing is to protect their own health and safety at all times. In addition to avoiding sexual intercourse during menstruation, you should also pay attention to the cleaning and care of your private parts at ordinary times, so as not to give some gynecological diseases a chance to take advantage.