Many girls prefer to refrain from intimacy during menstruation, considering sex at this time as something particularly "dirty" and unsafe. Is it really that having sex during a period of time can lead to undesirable consequences or no harm this pleasant pastime does not bear, we will deal with the course of the article.
Sex during menstruation: is harmful or not?
In many religions, the period of menstruation was considered a kind of cleansing time, therefore, intimate relations on such days were banned. We will not touch the delicate religious topics, but we will consider the danger of sex during the period from the point of view of medicine.
- There is an opinion that it is impossible to get pregnant if you practice sexual intercourse during menstruation. Part of it is so, the probability of fertilization at such a time is minimal. But the risk of getting a headache in the form of an unwanted pregnancy is still there, thanks to the ability of spermatozoa to maintain their vitality up to 3 days. Especially attentive you need to be girls, whose menstruation lasts 3-4 days.
- But you need to protect yourself not only because of fear of becoming pregnant, the consequences of unprotected sex during periods can be various infectious diseases. Blood is an excellent nutrient medium for bacteria, and the slightly open neck of the uterus facilitates the penetration of infections. Therefore, if one of the partners has problems of this kind of intimacy during menstruation is prohibited.
- If we talk about the types of sex, it is absolutely safe only oral, vaginal intercourse is permissible while observing the necessary safety measures, but from anal sex these days it is better to abstain. As already mentioned, while having sex during the menstrual period, the risk of catching the infection is already high, and with anal intercourse it increases many times and the use of condoms in this case will not save the transfer of infection.
- Intimacy in such a period can bring a lot of pleasant sensations to both partners. The blood flowing to the reproductive organs increases their sensitivity, giving a quick and bright orgasm to a woman. A contracting vagina provides a more tight girth of the penis, which gives additional pleasant sensations to the partner. However, doctors recommend refraining from intercourse in the first 2-3 days, while the allocation is most abundant.
- In some women, sex during menstruation relieves pain. This is due to the stimulation of fluid ejection, which removes the edema of the uterus and reduces pain. But this is only true if an orgasm is achieved. Also, due to increased blood circulation, the endometrium cells die more rapidly, which shortens the period of menstruation. In some cases, after an orgasm, pain can be observed, in this case any pain medication that relieves spasms will not help.
- Many women refuse sex in this period, afraid to frighten a partner with the sight of blood. Often, these fears are in vain, sexologists have long found out that often men show special interest to their half during menstruation, and not all guys are so scared. In addition, no one forbids you to choose a bathroom for intimacy on such days. Well, if you decide to stay in bed,
then you just need to take care of the presence of wet wipes at hand and lay something on top of the sheet to protect it from contamination. To reduce the number of secretions, use the classic missionary position, since other poses will give more intensive blood allocation.
Thus, having sex during critical days is not something forbidden. While observing the necessary safety and hygiene measures, this process does not cause any harm to women's health. So if the desire is mutual, then do not deny yourself the pleasure.