Can I have sex on the fifth day of my period?

You cannot have sex during menstruation, no matter which day of the menstruation it is. You can only have sex after the menstruation is completely over. The main reason why you cannot have sex during menstruation is that the endometrium will fall off during menstruation, which will cause the natural barrier of the reproductive system to be weakened, making it easy to be invaded by pathogens. It is an important cause of gynecological diseases. Therefore, it is strictly forbidden to have sex during menstruation.

5 reasons why you can’t have sex during your period

1. Symptoms of menstrual discomfort will worsen

When a woman has her period, the endometrium bleeds, some parts of the endometrium rupture and fall off, exposing the blood vessels. Having sex at this time will cause local stimulation of the endometrium, which will lead to increased menstrual flow. Women will feel a heavy pain in their lower abdomen. In addition, the menstrual period will be prolonged, and the symptoms of menstrual discomfort will be aggravated.

2. Cause gynecological inflammatory diseases in women

During non-menstrual sexual intercourse, the acidic environment of the female vagina is relatively strong, and the bacteria brought in by the penis are not easy to multiply, which reduces the occurrence of gynecological inflammation. During menstruation, the discharge of menstrual blood will weaken the acidic environment in the vagina, and the resistance of the female vagina will decrease. In addition, the blood is rich in nutrients, and the bacteria brought in by the male penis will multiply rapidly. The slightly dilated state of the cervix during menstruation accelerates the invasion of bacteria, invading the uterine cavity and causing various gynecological inflammatory diseases.

3. Lead to fallopian tube blockage and ectopic pregnancy

The strong abdominal pressure during menstruation will cause a large number of pathogenic bacteria to invade the fallopian tubes of women. After these pathogenic bacteria enter the fallopian tubes, they will multiply inside the fallopian tubes, causing salpingitis, leading to suppuration, swelling, necrosis, and formation of scar adhesions. At this time, the fallopian tubes are blocked, and the egg and sperm cannot meet and combine, leading to female infertility. There is another situation, that is, the female's fallopian tube is not completely blocked, but the fertilized egg formed by the egg and sperm cannot enter the female's uterine cavity and can only grow in the fallopian tube. At this time, an ectopic pregnancy occurs.

4. Produce antibodies, leading to immune infertility

During normal sexual intercourse, the husband's sperm does not come into contact with the immune cells in his wife's blood. However, during menstruation, the sperm can meet the blood cells, and some people's immune cells will produce sperm antibodies at this time. This antibody can exist in women's cervical mucus and serum. When sperm arrives again, it will stimulate the body to produce an immune sperm rejection reaction, thereby affecting the combination of sperm and egg. At the same time, anti-sperm antibodies can cause sperm to tremble and reduce their vitality. Antibodies can sometimes kill sperm that enter the uterine cavity. Infertility caused by the above factors is medically called immune infertility.

5. Men may develop uremic irritation

Women have secretions during menstruation. During sexual intercourse, these menstrual secretions will enter the male urethra, causing irritation to the male urethra. The discharge of menstrual blood during women's menstrual period will stain the quilt and sheets during sexual intercourse, which is probably not a good thing.