Things women need to pay attention to during their menstrual period

Does everyone know what women need to pay attention to during their menstrual period?

Let me share a case with you: 22-year-old Liu Li (pseudonym) was in the passionate love period. Just after her menstrual period, she couldn't wait to applaud her love. Unexpectedly, she had a small amount of vaginal bleeding and lower abdominal pain afterwards, and she felt a little uncomfortable down there. She rushed to the hospital for treatment. After a detailed examination, the doctor confirmed that Xiaomei had acute pelvic inflammatory disease and vaginitis.

"You can't have sex right after your period, otherwise the temporary pleasure will bring health risks, which is not worth the loss." The attending physician said. After treatment, Liu Li recovered quickly. Through this incident, I hope that the majority of female friends can understand some precautions during the menstrual period and right after menstruation, and strengthen their awareness of protecting their bodies.

| Things you shouldn't do during your menstrual period

1. Avoid sexual intercourse. During menstruation, the cervix opens, and sexual intercourse may cause retrograde movement of bacteria and pathogens in the vagina, infection of the uterine cavity, and pelvic inflammatory disease.

2. Tooth extraction is not suitable during menstruation. Women's blood coagulation is lower than usual during menstruation. Tooth extraction is prone to cause infection due to excessive bleeding, which is not conducive to wound healing.

3. Do not have surgery. It must be noted here that life-threatening emergency surgery is excluded. For other elective surgeries, it is best to avoid menstruation. During menstruation, the pelvic cavity is in a state of congestion, which will affect the coagulation function and the speed of wound recovery. Surgery may also cause excessive bleeding.

4. Strenuous exercise is not recommended. Strenuous exercise during menstruation may increase menstrual flow and aggravate dysmenorrhea. It is suitable to take a walk or slow walk during menstruation.

5. Avoid getting wet in the rain, wading, or taking cold showers. The water temperature in swimming pools is relatively low, and the lower abdomen getting cold will aggravate dysmenorrhea. In addition, the sanitary conditions of swimming pools are worrying. Even if you have a tampon, it is best not to go into the water.

6. Keep warm during menstruation. Women's body resistance decreases during menstruation, so they should avoid catching cold. Cold stimulation can cause pelvic blood vessels to contract, leading to poor menstrual discharge, dysmenorrhea, reduced menstrual flow or irregular menstruation.

7. Do not use lotions to wash the vagina. Washing the vagina during menstruation can cause bacteria and other pathogens to ascend and cause pelvic inflammation. In addition, washing the vagina with lotions can destroy the normal flora of the vagina, change the pH value of the vagina, and induce vaginitis. Of course, it is not recommended to use lotions to wash the vagina at ordinary times.

8. Pay attention to your diet. It is best not to drink cold drinks, strong tea, or too much coffee during menstruation. Do not eat spicy food. Excessive intake of caffeine, irritating food, cold drinks, etc. will aggravate dysmenorrhea. It is best not to drink more than 2 cups of coffee a day during menstruation.

9. Do not beat your waist or massage. Waist soreness and swelling during menstruation is usually caused by pelvic congestion. Beating your waist or massaging at this time will cause more pelvic congestion, which will aggravate the soreness and swelling. In addition, beating your waist and massaging are not conducive to the repair and healing of the wound after the endometrium is peeled off, which can easily lead to increased bleeding and prolonged menstruation.

10. Do not wear tight clothes. During menstruation, the pelvic cavity is congested. Wearing tight underwear (outer) will increase the abdominal pressure, affect the pelvic blood circulation, and cause lower abdominal pain, perineal congestion, edema and other uncomfortable symptoms. It is recommended to wear pure cotton underwear with good breathability and strong moisture absorption during menstruation, and wear as loose and comfortable clothes as possible.

11. Don't sing loudly. During menstruation, the capillaries of women's vocal cords become congested and the walls of the tubes become more fragile. Singing loudly at this time may cause the vocal cords to rupture due to tension and high-speed vibration, resulting in hoarseness and even permanent damage to the vocal cords, such as a lower or coarser voice.

| Can I start having sex right after my period ends?

The answer is no. The main reasons are as follows:

1. It is easy to cause genital inflammation. During menstruation, the cervix opens slightly. When menstruation just ends, the cervix has not yet completely closed. At this time, sexual intercourse can easily bring bacteria into the vagina, causing inflammation of the genital organs.

2. Infertility. If you have sex right after your period, when the endometrium is not fully repaired, if sperm meets the spilled blood cells at the damaged endometrium and even enters the blood, it may induce the production of sperm antibodies. When sperm enters the female body again, a rejection reaction will occur, leading to infertility.

3. Gynecological inflammation. If you don’t pay attention to the cleanliness of your sexual life, men may bring bacteria and viruses into the vagina! Menstrual blood is a good culture medium for pathogenic bacteria, which will go up along the vagina, infect the endometrium, and even involve the fallopian tubes, ovaries and pelvic organs, causing symptoms such as endometritis and salpingitis.

4. Abnormal menstruation. The endometrium sheds during menstruation, and many small wounds are formed. When the menstruation has just ended and the wounds are in the repair stage, sexual intercourse will make women overexcited, which will cause congestion of the genitals again, causing the wounds to rupture again, prolonging the menstrual period, and increasing the menstrual volume in stages. At the same time, menstrual secretions enter the male urethra, which can also cause male urethritis.

It is generally recommended that you resume sexual life 2-3 days after the end of menstruation. At the same time, you must pay attention to the hygiene and cleanliness of sexual life.

| Is it safe to use the safe period for contraception?

What is the safe period? The safe period refers to the 1st to 7th day of a woman's menstrual cycle, and the last 4 to 5 days of the cycle. Many women use the safe period for contraception. In fact, there are often cases of failure of contraception during the safe period in clinical practice. The safe period is not safe.

Women are likely to have unexpected ovulation due to external environmental stimulation, internal emotions, stress, and certain diseases. Once unexpected ovulation occurs, having sex during this period without taking any contraceptive measures is likely to increase the risk of unexpected pregnancy. Once an unexpected pregnancy occurs, no matter what method is used to terminate the pregnancy, it will cause serious harm to women's body and mind.

In addition, for women with irregular menstruation, the ovulation period can vary greatly, so it is not safe to use safe period contraception.

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