Can I have sex right after my period?

Nowadays, many young people believe in the saying "seven days before and eight days after menstruation". To put it simply, you can have sex without any worries in the seven days before and eight days after menstruation, and you don't need to take any protective measures. Because this is the safe period, they often seize the time to enjoy sex. But from a health perspective, can you have sex right after your period? Will it cause harm to a woman's body?

It is not recommended to have sexual intercourse right after the menstrual period, otherwise it may cause bleeding. This is because when a woman's menstruation just ends, there are still some broken blood vessels and glandular ducts on the surface of her uterine cavity, the tiny blood vessels are still bleeding, and the new endometrium is just beginning to grow, indicating that there is no epithelial coverage yet. Although the wound has stopped bleeding at this time, it has not yet completely regenerated and repaired. If a couple engages in sexual intercourse at this time, the stimulation of the mechanical system will damage the wound surface that has not yet been fully regenerated and repaired, thus causing bleeding.

In addition, during the menstrual period, the body's resistance of women decreases. Even if the menstrual period has just ended, the body's resistance has not fully recovered. If you have sex at this time, bacteria will be brought into the reproductive tract, causing infection and inducing various gynecological inflammations, such as endometritis, salpingitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, etc.; and some menstrual secretions may also enter the male urethra, which may cause urethritis.

Therefore, women should wait 2 to 3 days after their menstrual period ends before having sex. This is more beneficial to women's reproductive health and reduces the chance of their partners getting sick.

Vaginal bleeding after intercourse is common in the following situations:

1. Caused by damage to the wound surface of the uterine cavity: When a woman's menstruation has just ended, there are still some broken blood vessels and glandular ducts in the wound surface of the uterine cavity. There is bleeding in the tiny blood vessels, and the new endometrium has just begun to grow, indicating that there is no epithelial coverage yet. Although the wound has stopped bleeding at this time, it has not yet completely regenerated and repaired. If a couple engages in sexual intercourse at this time, the stimulation of the mechanical system will damage the wound surface that has not yet been fully regenerated and repaired, thus causing bleeding.

2. Caused by vaginal injury: Bleeding during and after sexual intercourse, the amount of bleeding is large, and there is bleeding for a long time. You should consider the possibility of vaginal laceration. Vaginal lacerations often occur during involuntary sexual intercourse or very rough sexual intercourse, and can also be seen in some cases of vaginal deformities.

3. Caused by genital tract inflammation: genital tract inflammation such as cervicitis, vaginitis, endometritis, etc. are common causes of vaginal bleeding after sexual intercourse.

4. Caused by tumor: Bleeding after sexual intercourse is one of the danger signs of cervical cancer and the only reliable symptom for early detection of cervical cancer. The amount of bleeding caused by uterine cancer is not much, and is bright red, or there may be blood in the leucorrhea. This is because the cervical tissue becomes brittle after cancer. Once the cervix is ​​directly hit, the tissue will be damaged and bleed.