What are the dangers of having sex during menstruation?

Adult women basically have their periods every month. This is a normal physiological reaction and also a detoxification phenomenon of the female body. Sexual life is also a normal part of life for couples. Sometimes it is inevitable to have sex during menstruation. Having sex during this period may be bad for the body. So what harm may it cause to the body? Let’s take a look together below.

The dangers of having sex during menstruation include:

1. When women have their menstrual period, their endometrium bleeds, part of the endometrium ruptures and falls off, and some blood vessels are open and exposed. At this time, sexual intercourse will cause local stimulation, which will increase the amount of menstruation, or prolong the days of menstruation and aggravate the discomfort symptoms of menstruation.

2. During sexual intercourse at this time, the male reproductive organ may bring bacteria into the female vagina. Menstrual blood is a good culture medium for bacteria and other microorganisms. Bacteria can easily breed and spread along the many tiny wounds and ruptured blood vessels in the endometrium, infecting the endometrium and even affecting the fallopian tubes and pelvic organs, thus causing unnecessary trouble to the woman.

3. Because both parties are excited, the insertion of the penis will cause the female genitals to become congested, leading to increased menstrual volume and prolonged menstruation.

4. During sexual intercourse during menstruation, the female's menstrual secretions enter the male's urethra, causing urethral irritation in men.

5. Having sex during menstruation may cause uterine contraction during sexual impulse, which may squeeze endometrial fragments into the pelvic cavity, causing endometriosis and leading to infertility.

6. When sperm meets the damaged endometrium and the overflowed blood cells, and even enters the blood, it can cause allergies of the immune cells during pregnancy and stimulate the body to produce anti-sperm antibodies. This antibody can exist in the cervical mucus and serum of women. Once the sperm antibodies come into contact with sperm again, they will stimulate the body's immune rejection reaction, thereby affecting the combination of sperm and egg and causing infertility.

Having sexual intercourse during menstruation for a long time may cause great harm to the body. This will not only prolong the menstrual period, but also increase the amount of menstruation. During sexual intercourse, it will cause the uterus to contract, causing the shed endometrial fragments to enter the pelvic cavity, which may lead to female infertility. For the sake of your health, it is best not to have sexual intercourse during menstruation.