Can women have sex during menstruation?

Women have a normal physiological cycle for a few days every month, which is what we call the menstrual period. The normal menstrual period lasts 3-7 days. During this period, women's body resistance is at its lowest, and they are prone to fatigue and find it difficult to do strenuous exercise. But everyone has a question: whether women can have sex during menstruation. Let’s learn about it today.

Having sex during menstruation is definitely harmful and has no benefits.

The first reason not to have sexual intercourse during menstruation is to prevent reproductive system infection. When a woman has her period, the endometrium (the layer of tissue inside the uterus) peels off piece by piece. During sexual intercourse during menstruation, it is easy to bring bacteria from around the vulva and perineum (the area between the vaginal opening and the anus) into the vagina, cervix and even the uterus. The bacteria grow and multiply where there is blood, causing inflammation on the spot, which is called endometritis. Not only does it cause fever and lower abdominal pain, but it also causes increased menstrual bleeding and prolonged menstruation. If the infecting bacteria are highly virulent, they may spread through the lymphatic vessels of the endometrium to the outside of the uterus and enter the pelvic cavity, causing acute adnexitis (including the fallopian tubes and ovaries) and pelvic peritonitis. This will not only cause fever and abdominal pain, but may also affect future fertility. Once the fallopian tubes become inflamed, adhesions may occur. In severe cases, the lumen of the tubes may be blocked, and conception may be impossible as sperm cannot pass through.

The second reason for not having sexual intercourse during menstruation is to prevent the endometrium from flowing back into the pelvic cavity and causing endometriosis (under normal circumstances, the endometrium flows out with menstrual blood during menstruation). For example, during menstruation, when the woman's excitement reaches its peak, the uterus will contract. At this time, the endometrial fragments that have fallen off the uterine cavity can enter the fallopian tubes with the pressure of the uterine contraction, and then enter the abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity along the fallopian tubes. No matter where they fall, they will grow on the spot, causing endometriosis. This disease can cause adhesions between the fallopian tubes, uterus and pelvic cavity, and can also cause hypertrophy of the ovarian surface and blood retention, which can not only destroy the normal development and growth of the eggs, but also affect ovulation, and ultimately cause infertility. Therefore, sexual intercourse is not advisable during menstruation.

In short, sexual intercourse during menstruation is harmful to women's health, and adolescent women should be especially careful. At this point, both men and women should not seek momentary pleasure and leave lifelong regrets.

After the two reasons introduced above, we fully realize that women cannot have sexual intercourse during menstruation. If they have sexual intercourse, it will cause great harm to women's bodies. Therefore, female friends, for the sake of your own health, you must refuse to have sex during menstruation to avoid causing harm to yourself.