Can I get a tattoo during my menstrual period?

Nowadays, many young people, in order to pursue individuality and express their personality, will get various tattoos of their favorite styles on their bodies to appear different. In fact, tattoos are not only very harmful to your skin, but also have many taboos for girls. During a woman's special period, it is not actually allowed to get a tattoo. So, can you get a tattoo during your menstrual period?

Taboo 1: Dyeing your hair during menstruation

Danger Index: ★★★★

Some studies have found that bleaching agents and para-dyes in hair dyes may be related to bladder cancer, blood tumor cancer, and endometrial cancer.

Although the carcinogenicity of hair dyes has not yet been determined, because there are more than 100,000 pores on the scalp, these chemicals are absorbed very quickly. Especially when women are menstruating, their resistance is weakest. During this period, they should avoid dyeing their hair to prevent adverse changes in cells.

Taboo 2: Taking supplements during menstruation

Danger Index: ★★★

Generally, adding rice wine to tonic food to help blood circulation, or Chinese herbal medicines that promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis will cause an increase in menstrual blood volume. Therefore, taking tonic medicine during menstruation is the wrong time. The correct golden period for taking tonic medicine is one week after the end of menstruation, before ovulation, when the body's metabolic rate speeds up and tonic medicine can be most effective at this time. Even the well-known Siwu Decoction can only be consumed after menstruation.

Taboo 3: Tooth extraction during menstruation

Danger Index: ★★★★

I'm afraid that few dentists will ask you whether you are menstruating before extracting a tooth, but you must know that you cannot extract a tooth during your menstrual period! Otherwise, not only will the amount of bleeding increase during the extraction, but there will also be a bloody smell in your mouth for a long time after the extraction, which will affect your appetite and lead to malnutrition during menstruation. This is because during menstruation, the endometrium releases more tissue activating substances, which activate the plasminogen in the blood into plasmin with anticoagulant effects. At the same time, the number of platelets in the body also decreases, so the body's coagulation ability is reduced and the hemostasis time is prolonged.

Taboo 4: Sexual intercourse during menstruation

Danger Index: ★★★★★

The first reason not to have sexual intercourse during menstruation is to prevent reproductive system infection. When a woman has her menstrual 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 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.

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.