Is sex during menstruation harmful?

Many young men and women often do many unexpected things because of momentary impulse, especially during the menstrual period. Many young men and women ignore some economic factors and like to do exciting things, such as having sex during the menstrual period. So, is it possible to have sex during the menstrual period? What are the precautions during menstruation? Dear female friends, come and learn about this.

1. Can I have sex during menstruation?

Menstruation is the periodic phenomenon of endometrial atrophy, shedding and bleeding through the vagina. From the beginning of menstruation to menopause, which is more than 30 years, the normal period occurs on average about once every 28 days, and each period lasts 3 to 7 days. Blood accounts for about 50% of menstrual blood, and the rest is endometrial fragments, cervical mucus and vaginal exudate.

During menstruation, the endometrium is wounded, the cervical opening loosens, and the mucus plug in the cervical canal falls off. In addition, menstrual blood can change the acidity of the vagina and destroy the self-cleaning function of the vagina. It is also a good culture medium for the reproduction of pathogenic bacteria. All these indicate that the natural defense function of the reproductive tract of women during menstruation is significantly disturbed and the ability to defend against infection is reduced.

In addition, pelvic congestion during menstruation often causes discomfort and even pain in the lower abdomen and lumbosacral area, or causes discomfort such as frequent urination, diarrhea, breast tenderness and mild edema.

These physiological changes during the menstrual period, together with the changes in autonomic nervous function caused by low ovarian sex hormones, often affect women's psychological activities, causing mood changes, irritability, anger, anxiety, irritability or depression, fatigue and low libido. Therefore, some women regard menstruation as "bad luck".

From a physiological or psychological point of view, it is not advisable to have sexual intercourse or gynecological examination during the menstrual period in order to avoid causing ascending infection of the reproductive tract or aggravating pelvic congestion, which may lead to prolonged menstruation, increased menstrual flow, menstrual disorders, dysmenorrhea and other symptoms.

Once reproductive tract infection occurs, it will also cause adhesion and blockage of the fallopian tubes and cause infertility. Some can also cause immune infertility. Some women may also develop some psychogenic diseases, especially sexual dysfunction, such as low libido, lack of orgasm, because they often carry a heavy psychological burden for having a history of sexual intercourse during menstruation, and are afraid of suffering from the legendary "incurable disease."

Therefore, in order to protect the physical and mental health of women and the happy life of couples, we must not cause adverse consequences due to momentary sexual impulses. Ancient Chinese medical books attached great importance to sexual health preservation. Sun Simiao, a physician in the Tang Dynasty, proposed seven taboos in sexual life, including taboos during menstruation.

Gong Tingxian, a medical scientist in the Ming Dynasty, not only pointed out the various taboos in sexual life, but also further elaborated on their causes and consequences. He said: "Having sex after eating too much will damage the blood and qi... having sex before the menstruation has stopped will cause malnutrition, and it will also cause cold air to enter the body, causing impotence, yellow face and infertility..." These statements have important practical significance for disease prevention, anti-aging, longevity, and the research of modern sexual medicine, and are a valuable legacy of Chinese medicine.

It is a consensus in traditional Chinese medicine and modern medicine that sexual intercourse is prohibited during menstruation.

If men and women cannot control their desire during menstruation, they should pay attention to the following points when having sexual intercourse:

① During orgasm, the uterus will contract. Therefore, if you have sexual intercourse in the first half of menstruation, it may cause heavy bleeding and stain the bed sheets.

② Men should use condoms during sexual intercourse. In addition, due to the blood, the lubrication in the vagina is greatly reduced. Intense sexual intercourse may cause inflammation and swelling of the female vaginal opening.

③ If you still have sexual intercourse as usual during menstruation, the shed uterine membrane will not only fail to be discharged from the vagina, but may also be pushed back into the abdominal cavity, becoming the cause of endometriosis.

④ Some people replace normal sexual intercourse with anal intercourse during menstruation. If this is the case, special attention should be paid to hygiene issues.

In the second half of the menstrual period, when the amount of blood is less, there should be no problem. But if a woman uses a tampon, she should remove it first. Otherwise, it may be pushed deep into the uterus due to sexual intercourse and rot there, which would be a serious matter. You should be more careful.

In conclusion, the editor needs to remind everyone that although sexual intercourse during menstruation will not cause poisoning or "incurable disease" as rumored, it is indeed harmful to women's physical and mental health. By the same token, women should not have sexual intercourse during their vaginal bleeding period, whether it is normal, abnormal menstruation or due to any other reason, so as to avoid adverse consequences.