How long after a caesarean section can I have sex?

Cesarean section is a very common method of delivery in our clinical practice. It is suitable for women who have difficulties in the delivery process. Women who have undergone cesarean section need to pay attention to many issues. So how long after cesarean section can you have sex? Let's take a look at what the experts say.

After going through the torment of 10 months of abstinence during pregnancy, young couples can't wait to know how long they can have sex after a caesarean section. Based on the experience of many gynecologists and a large number of mothers who had caesarean sections, this article answers how long it takes to have sex after a caesarean section and what are the precautions for having sex.

1. How long after a caesarean section can you have sex? For normal delivery, the general confinement period, that is, the puerperium, is 42 days. This period is the repair period of the endometrium. After the puerperium, if there is no abnormality in the mother's body, theoretically, you can have sex. As for how long you can wait after a cesarean section before having sex, medical research suggests that it is best to wait three months after a cesarean section. This is because cesarean sections leave surgical wounds, and the wounds naturally take more time to heal. Having sex must be done after the cesarean section wounds have healed (nursing methods for pain after cesarean section wounds).

2. Some people believe that as long as the lochia of a woman is clean after childbirth, the couple can have sex. In fact, this view is wrong. The duration of lochia is generally 2 to 4 weeks. After that, although the lochia has cleared, the wound in the uterus has not completely healed, the physical exertion during delivery has not recovered, and the body's resistance to disease is poor. If you have sex too early, it can easily lead to infection, vaginitis, endometritis, salpingitis or menstrual disorders.

3. A large amount of facts have proved that women generally have low sexual desire within two months after giving birth, which is normal. If you have sex, it often cannot achieve harmony, and it may cause women to become frigid, affecting the relationship between the couple in the future. Generally speaking, it takes 6 to 8 weeks for the reproductive organs and other systems to recover after childbirth, and a woman's interest in sexual intercourse after childbirth does not increase significantly until the third month. Therefore, even if a woman who has undergone a caesarean section has recovered smoothly after delivery, it is best to wait three months before having sex again.