There is nothing wrong
to have sex during menstrual period but it is crucial to practice safe sex
while you are having your period because you could still get or transmit an
STI, like HIV, during this time, according to the Centres for Disease Control
and Prevention.
Lauren
Streicher, MD, associate clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at
Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, says that
anecdotally speaking, there are two reasons for this risk. “Any bodily fluid
can carry HIV or [other] STIs, and [during your period], the cervix opens
slightly, which might allow viruses to pass through,” she says. “My message to
women is; you’re not off the hook as far as using protection.”
You
may also be more prone to some infections at this time. Your vagina maintains a
pH level of 3.8 to 4.5 throughout the month, according to the American Congress
of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). But during menstruation, that level
rises because of the higher pH level of blood, and yeast is able to grow more
rapidly.
Symptoms
of a vaginal yeast infection are more likely to occur the week before your
menstrual period, and intercourse during this time can exacerbate symptoms. But
clear evidence is lacking for any increased risk of getting a yeast infection
if you have sex during your period.
There’s
also the dreaded Urinary Tract Infection (UTI). “Some women can be more prone
to having urinary tract infections after intercourse,” says Dr. Coleman. “But
this is more likely related to bacteria being able to easily travel to the
bladder with intercourse, but it may happen at any point during the menstrual
cycle.”
Risk of pregnancy during
your period
Having
sex when you are menstruating will most likely not result in getting pregnant,
because you are usually several days away from ovulating during menstruation.
But there are exceptions. If you have a shorter menstrual cycle (21 to 24 days)
and you have sex toward the end of your period, sperm can remain viable in your
vagina for up to five days, so pregnancy is possible. But this is not an
optimal time to try to get pregnant if you’re hoping for a baby.
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