Can I have a gynecological examination during my period?

Most women go to the hospital for check-ups, because they can check whether their bodies are healthy. Therefore, many women will choose to go to the hospital for check-ups even after menstruation. However, some women think that the results of the check-ups during menstruation are not accurate. So can you get a check-up during your period? Let the editor explain it to you below.

Can I get a checkup during my period?

When the body has discomfort symptoms, the first thing to do is to go to a reliable hospital for relevant examinations, and then to receive targeted treatment. However, there are many restrictions on examinations and treatments, and they must be carried out strictly to achieve the best results. The menstrual period is a special period for women, so can the examination be done during the menstrual period?

Gynecological examinations are generally not allowed during menstruation, because during menstruation, the cervix of a woman is slightly open, the uterine wall is peeling off and wounds are formed, and a small amount of menstruation will appear in the vagina. In addition, the body's and local resistance is relatively low during menstruation. If the vagina is examined at this time, it is easy to cause infection and suffer from certain diseases.

Generally, you can have a gynecological examination three to seven days after the menstrual period ends. This way, you can better distinguish whether the dysmenorrhea is of a special, multi-functional or qualitative nature, which is more conducive to future treatment. For dysmenorrhea, most of them are only temporary symptomatic treatments. You can have a follow-up visit three days after the menstrual period ends, mainly to check the vaginal area. Of course, not all vaginal bleeding is like this.

Some diseases need to be examined under the premise of bleeding in the vagina, such as bleeding during sexual intercourse. Examination during bleeding is helpful to find out the bleeding location, and can make a better distinction between vaginal wall damage and cervical cyst bleeding. In addition, there are also postmenopausal bleeding, bleeding from cervical erosion, etc. If the examination is done during the bleeding period, it is helpful to detect the occurrence of malignant tumors in the early stage.

Can the examination be done during menstruation? Whether the examination can be done during menstruation requires in-depth analysis of the actual situation. Generally, the examination cannot be done during the menstruation period, otherwise it is easy to cause the vagina to be infected and cause some side effects. Of course, in some cases, the examination can only be done when there is bleeding in the vagina, which is introduced in detail above.