What's wrong with having sex during menstruation?

Many women do not pay attention to care during their menstrual period, and even have sex with their sexual partners as usual, without any shyness about it. Gynecological medicine has verified that having sexual intercourse during the menstrual period may bring a series of adverse effects to the body. The editor will explain it in detail below. If you want to know more, please take a look at the following content.

Having sex during menstruation can lead to reproductive system infections. When a woman has her menstrual period, the endometrium peels off piece by piece. When women have sexual intercourse during menstruation, it is easy for bacteria from the vulva and perineum to enter 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. If the infecting bacteria is highly virulent, it can spread outside the uterus and cause acute adnexitis, which may affect future fertility.

In addition, reflux of endometrium into the pelvic cavity may occur, causing endometriosis. If you have sex during your menstrual period, 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. This disease can cause adhesions between the fallopian tubes, uterus and pelvic cavity, and can also cause thickening of the ovarian surface and blood retention, which can not only destroy the normal development and growth of the eggs, but also affect ovulation, and ultimately cause infertility. Therefore, sexual intercourse is not advisable during menstruation.

In short, having sex during menstruation will have many adverse effects on women themselves and their sexual partners. Therefore, after learning about this, everyone should pay attention to avoid this phenomenon. When you can't help yourself, you can try to divert your attention, try to control your sexual desire, or just sleep in separate beds.