If you want to avoid gynecological risks, here is how you can spend your period! Share this with your loved ones!

For women, menstruation has an important impact on physical health and quality of life. During these special days of each month, proper care can help us relieve discomfort and pain while reducing potential gynecological risks.

1. Keep warm: When women have their period, they may experience dysmenorrhea and lower abdominal discomfort. First of all, you should keep warm, avoid contact with cold water, and avoid swimming.

When you have dysmenorrhea, you can use a hot water bottle to apply heat to promote blood circulation. If necessary, you can take some painkillers under the guidance of a doctor.

2. Wear appropriate underwear: Hunan Guangxiu Hospital Gynecology Department recommends that sisters choose pure cotton underwear with good breathability and avoid tight styles to reduce friction and moisture in private parts. At the same time, underwear should be changed and washed frequently to keep it clean and hygienic.

3. Do not take a tub bath or a sitz bath: Clinical research results show that during menstruation, the cervix is ​​open and the body's resistance is reduced. If you choose a tub bath or a sitz bath at this time, it is easy for microorganisms to enter the uterine cavity, leading to a series of reproductive organ inflammations and increasing the incidence of gynecological diseases.

4. Pay attention to diet and lifestyle habits: Avoid eating spicy, greasy and cold foods during menstruation, as these foods may aggravate menstrual discomfort or affect the body's resistance.

The Department of Gynecology at Hunan Guangxiu Hospital recommends that everyone eat more fiber-rich foods, such as vegetables, fruits and grains, to promote intestinal health and reduce constipation.

In addition, getting adequate sleep and moderate exercise can also help relieve menstrual discomfort and enhance the body's immunity.

5. Change sanitary napkins frequently: You can choose suitable products according to your personal flow and comfort. Try to choose products with good breathability and change them frequently. It is generally recommended to change them every 2-3 hours to keep the private parts dry.

When choosing sanitary napkins, you can use products with anti-leakage design to avoid embarrassment and discomfort.

6. Pay attention to menstrual hygiene: When cleaning private parts, use mild detergents and avoid overly irritating chemicals. It is important to keep the vulva clean, but excessive cleaning will disrupt the acid-base balance and flora imbalance of the vagina, and cause infection. Therefore, women should avoid excessive cleaning or using high-concentration detergents.

7. Control your emotions: Life, work, society, family... multiple pressures may lead to early or delayed menstruation. We need to maintain a good emotional state, learn to reduce stress, maintain regular menstruation, and maintain normal physiological metabolism.

8. Taboos on sexual intercourse: During menstruation, the excitability of the female cerebral cortex decreases, the endometrium sheds, the cervix dilates, the pelvic cavity becomes congested, and the body's resistance tends to decline. In addition, alkaline blood neutralizes the acidic environment of the vagina, reducing the acidity of the vagina and weakening its natural barrier function.

Sexual intercourse at this time will bring bacteria into the female body, causing increased menstrual flow, prolonged menstruation, and even causing varying degrees of inflammation in the reproductive organs. Common diseases include adnexitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, endometritis, etc. In severe cases, infertility may even occur.

The Department of Gynecology at Hunan Guangxiu Hospital kindly reminds you: Menstruation is a barometer of the health of the female reproductive system. If there are changes in the menstrual cycle, menstrual volume, menstrual rhythm, etc., it is recommended to seek medical attention in time to eliminate the risk of gynecological diseases.

Hunan Medical Chat Special Author: Tian Tian, ​​Department of Gynecology, Hunan Guangxiu Hospital

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(Edited by ZS)