Intimate hygiene after sex in women and men: recommendations. Basic aspects of intimate hygiene for men and women
As practice shows, not every man is competent in matters of personal hygiene. Taking a shower once every few days is not enough, and sometimes even unsafe for your health.
Cleanliness Skill
Parents should familiarize their child with the first hygiene rules in infancy, and he must follow them throughout his life. With age, when hormonal background the boy will begin to change, observing simple hygiene standards will help him avoid many troubles, including inflammatory diseases skin and genitals.
Personal hygiene includes a set of hygienic actions, such as a daily general shower, care of the genitals, perineum and armpits. By the way, it is better to remove hair in the groin and armpits - this will allow you to more thoroughly care for the skin of delicate areas.
Water treatments
Many inflammatory diseases of the male genital area can be avoided if you take your usual water procedures seriously. A man's day should begin and end with a shower.
The water temperature can be adjusted as desired; you just have to remember that it is advisable to rinse the groin area with a cool stream - the genitals should not be overheated.
A bidet is a necessary thing that can greatly facilitate daily hygiene. As a cleanser for intimate hygiene, it is best to choose special gels and foams that have a neutral pH. It is advisable not to use feminine remedies- they have an acidic environment, and men need an alkaline environment. In this case, neutral products with plant extracts are suitable.
Intimate hygiene
A man, like a woman, needs to perform personal hygiene at least 2 times a day - morning and evening. During the day, smegma accumulates under the foreskin of the penis - a mixture of excretory secretions, dead epithelial cells and moisture. She happens to be favorable environment for the development of pathogenic microbes. This is why thorough toileting of the genitals using warm water and a gentle detergent is so important.
Penile hygiene
Before you begin the procedure for hygienic cleaning of the penis, wash your hands thoroughly with soap and dry them with a clean or paper towel. A few recommendations:
- the water should be moderately warm and the foam should be plentiful in order to remove all discharge from the penis;
- It is not advisable to use regular shower gel or soap: the fragrances included in such products can irritate the delicate area;
- pull back the foreskin and rinse the glans; Rinse the whisk and bridle especially thoroughly;
- Finally, rinse the groin and perineum area with cool water.
Testicular hygiene
The reproductive function of a man largely depends on the health of the testicles, because it is in them that sperm are formed. It is important to know that the temperature of the testicles should be 4 degrees below body temperature, and therefore overheating of the scrotum should be avoided. For example, immersing the testicles in hot water just a few minutes can eliminate a woman’s ability to fertilize for six months! After a warm shower, urologists recommend rinsing the scrotum with cool water.
If a man has a sedentary job, he needs to get up and walk periodically so as not to overheat the scrotum. Ideally, it is advisable to do simple exercises to improve blood circulation in the pelvic organs.
Perineal hygiene
It is also important to take care of the perineal area, thoroughly cleaning it after defecation with soft toilet paper from front to back or using a bidet.
In the summer, in order to avoid inflammatory processes in the perineum that arise due to increased sweating, a man needs to wash the groin area with cool water and use powder or baby talcum powder.
Hygiene before and after sex
Before sexual intercourse, as well as after it, be sure to take a shower, thoroughly washing the genitals and penis from accumulated smegma and urine residues. This will save partners from many diseases of the genital area.
Assortment of gels for intimate hygiene men is wide enough. Options: Intimo gel with chamomile from Nivea (approximately 160 rubles); organic gel with plant extracts from Melvita (approximately 735 rubles); Green Mama gel (approximately 186 rubles); Epigen gel (approximately 650 rubles).
The right underwear
Choosing the right underwear plays a big role. Experts consider wide cotton panties, popularly called “family panties,” to be such. They do not put pressure on the genitals and do not overheat the testicles. Linen must be changed daily.
What can result from failure to comply with simple hygiene requirements? To the most unpleasant thing, namely, serious health problems: from inflammatory diseases such as phimosis, prostatitis, cystitis, balanoposthitis, to syphilis, gonorrhea and even HIV infection.
In the US, 80% of men are circumcised. Not long ago, scientists suggested that such a procedure could protect against HIV infection. The thing is that during circumcision it is removed foreskin, where there may be cells that are particularly susceptible to the immunodeficiency virus.
Expert: Galina Filippova, candidate medical sciences, general practitioner
Photos used in this material belong to shutterstock.comParticular attention should always be paid to intimate hygiene of the genital organs, but statistics show that it is most often neglected by men. The reason for this lies in the fact that men do not have time for intimate hygiene; many of them simply do not know about the consequences that can result from failure to comply with hygiene rules. Television, magazines, the Internet, newspapers talk a lot about the importance of caring for the female body, but practically nothing about the male one. After all, at the slightest health problem female organs, the girl immediately feels discomfort, but the man may not feel anything, since it has been proven that most inflammatory infectious diseases in males they are asymptomatic. But care male organs very important, because it is directly related to erectile and reproductive functions. A very small number of males shower twice a day, use gel for intimate hygiene, many do not change their underwear for several days in a row, and very few guys rinse their penis after each use of the toilet. This lack of hygiene has a negative impact on health.
Maintaining good hygiene is a must for a healthy life.
Men's self-care includes several components:
- Depilation or hair removal.
- Washing the penis and scrotum.
- Water procedures before and after sexual intercourse.
- Choice and periods of changing underwear.
Depilation or hair removal?
Removing unwanted hair in the perineum and on the scrotum indicates that the guy monitors his health and takes care of himself. In addition to aesthetic this procedure also has a septic function. In the hair part, harmful bacteria and microorganisms develop very quickly, which can cause inflammatory process urethra or the head of the penis. The hot season becomes especially dangerous, when the most comfortable conditions for the proliferation of microbes are created: heat, accumulation of sweat and secretions of the excretory glands, pollution. Therefore, you must always maintain hygiene, regardless of seasonality or weather outside.
Maintaining intimate hygiene is very easy!
Depilation- this is the removal of the cutaneous layer of hair without the root (bulb) using a razor. Very often after this procedure, irritation occurs or random cuts bleed, so men really don’t like to shave their hair.
Epilation- This cosmetic procedure, which involves removing hair from the subcutaneous bulb. This process causes not only strong painful sensations(especially for males, because they have pain threshold much lower than female), but also psycho-emotional stress. Most cosmetologists who perform this procedure are female, and since hair removal of intimate parts of the body involves complete undressing, this causes confusion among males.
The most acceptable method remains cutting the hair. Thanks to special clippers (trimmers), this procedure becomes easy, quick, and painless.
Water treatments
Not every man is interested in the following questions: how often should you take a shower and wash your intimate organs? What hygiene products are best to use? What temperature should the water be for the male organs? But it depends on these questions reproductive function and erection. Let's go in order.
Failure to comply with hygiene rules can lead to serious consequences, including intimate ones
Ideally, a man needs to take a shower twice a day - morning and evening, and wash his penis after each urination and bowel movement. But since very often there are no conditions for carrying out water procedures, you must at least use a damp antiseptic wipe or toilet paper. When washing the genitals, it is necessary to remember that by the end of the day, smegma, bacteria and dirt, often invisible to the human eye, accumulate under the male foreskin.
Smegma is a combination of secretion secreted by the gonads, dead cells and condensation. In order to completely wash it off, it is necessary to retract the foreskin, whip up a rich foam of the hygiene product, rinse it thoroughly, and also apply Special attention such intimate places as the genital frenulum, corolla. The water for the penis should be warm, not hot. It is important for men to give preference to specially developed gels for intimate hygiene.
It is better to wash the scrotum with cool water, because the temperature of the testicles is 3-5 degrees lower than other organs, in addition, they should not overheat - the ability to fertilize depends on this. That is why experts do not recommend that the stronger half of humanity often take hot baths for a long time and stay in the steam room for a long time.
Care before and after sexual intercourse
Personal care for male organs before and after sexual intercourse takes on special intimate significance. The “after” part is obvious: after intimacy with a woman, her cells, lubricant and microorganisms remain on the penis, not to mention infection and pathogenic microbes. The female epithelium is often perceived by the male body as foreign and because of this, even in the absence of pathogens, there is a possibility of inflammation, redness and discomfort. To avoid this, it is necessary to rinse the frenulum, corolla and foreskin with the scrotum immediately after sexual intercourse.
Genital hygiene is a particularly important part of caring for your body. Following simple rules, you can seriously reduce the risk of developing an imbalance of microflora, the appearance of pathogenic bacteria, and, as a result, the occurrence of urinary tract infections.
Intimate hygiene has several simple, but important nuances. This primarily concerns women, especially during menstruation. During this period, self-care is required especially carefully, but the vaginal microflora with a specific low pH does not allow the use of conventional hygiene products. Regular soap can lead to the development of dysbacteriosis, cause itching and dry skin intimate places Oh.
Men shouldn’t relax either - excess bacteria on the surface of the penis can lead not only to an unpleasant odor, but also to inflammation. Lack of a protective film on the skin of the penis, resulting from excessive use of soap and antibacterial agents like Miramistin - a guarantee of irritation, plus a free territory on which anything can settle.
Even something as obvious as washing has its subtleties. Keep your genitals clean!
Genital hygiene in the absence of sexual activity
It would seem that there is no sex, which means there is nowhere to get infections in the genital tract. But from the article about non-sexually transmitted sexually transmitted infections, we already know that this is not so. Intimate areas require special care even when a person is not sexually active. Failure to comply with the rules of washing and personal care - common reason urethritis and urinary tract infections.
Water procedures are the basis of any hygiene. But you should wash yourself correctly. Even the usual abuse of soap can provoke the development of nonspecific diseases. Are you sure you know all the rules? Check yourself, just in case.
Features of intimate hygiene in women:
Basic rules of intimate hygiene for men:
The most vulnerable areas for bacteria to colonize in men are the space between the foreskin and the glans. Moisture accumulates in this area, secretion sebaceous glands skin and desquamated epithelial cells. Also, urine residues can accumulate in this area, causing bad smell and skin irritation. Therefore, men should:
- Wash your genitals thoroughly every day, paying special attention to the space under the inner layer of the foreskin.
- Use wet wipes preferably after each urination.
Features of intimate hygiene during sexual activity
Intimacy disrupts the microflora and acid-base balance vagina, increasing the risk of developing non-venereal infections several times. Therefore, when engaging in sexual activity, intimate hygiene requires special approach. You should shower before and after sex. Showering before sex reduces the chance of accidentally introducing bacteria into the vagina and urethra. After sex - allows you to remove residual lubricant, vaginal secretions and seminal fluid.
Particular attention should be paid to the genitals after anal sex. You can only have anal sex with a condom to prevent intestinal bacteria from entering the male urethra. After anal sex, you must carefully remove the condom and thoroughly wash the genitals with mild soap or special products. If a condom accidentally breaks, after sex a man needs to primary prevention: urinate and rinse the urethra with chlorhexidine solution.
Intimate hygiene products
Most dermatologists do not recommend using regular soap for intimate hygiene. Its main drawback is the “radicality” of the action. It completely removes the protective sebaceous film of the skin, leaving the skin dry and vulnerable to irritation. In addition, soap is alkaline and increases pH, which negatively affects the vaginal microflora. For genital hygiene, it is better to use special, softer products.
Products for feminine intimate hygiene:
Many of them have already been developed. A variety of gels, mousses, lotions, special liquid soap, as well as wet wipes. The main difference between special products and regular ones is acidity. It is close to the acidity of the vagina and varies from 3.5 to 5.2. As a rule, such products contain lactic acid, which forms and maintains an optimal acid-base balance, as well as mild cleansing biocomponents that do not cause irritation or dryness of the skin.
In general, all women's intimate cosmetics can be divided into washing, cleansing and moisturizing.
- “classic” products - for everyday use,
- products with antibacterial and anti-inflammatory components - for use during menstrual period, pregnancy and after childbirth, as well as after swimming in a pond or playing sports,
- products with increased pH - for postmenopausal girls and women
Many cosmetic and pharmaceutical companies produce entire lines of intimate hygiene products. The most popular in Russia are:
- Saugell Line
- Ecofemin line
- Vagilak line
- Line Ginofit
- Line Lactacid Femina
Italian intimate cosmetics, includes three products for feminine hygiene and one product for men. It includes: SAUGELLA DERMOLIQUIDO with sage extract for pregnant women, SAUGELLA POLIGIN with chamomile extract “for daughters and grandmothers” (for girls under 12 years old and menopausal women), SAUGELLA ATTIVA with thyme extract for women. The average cost of liquid soap is 400 rubles.
Intimate cosmetics made in Denmark. The series includes intimate gel, liquid soap (200ml), as well as vaginal capsules and capsules for oral administration with bifidobacteria and lactobacilli to restore vaginal flora. The average cost of liquid soap is 400 rubles.
Made in Slovakia. The series includes soap for intimate hygiene (250ml), moisturizing gel and capsules for oral administration. The average cost of detergent is 420 rubles.
Production - Switzerland. The line is represented by cleansing lotions for regular and sensitive skin(200ml), as well as moisturizing gels. Average price - 450 rub.
Manufactured in Great Britain. The most extensive line of intimate hygiene products. It includes basic products (in the form of gel, mousse and wipes), as well as special care products: a product with antibacterial components, a product for sensitive skin, a product with moisturizing components, a product with blue daisy extract to eliminate irritation, discomfort and redness. The average cost of detergent is 270 rubles.
In addition to these lines, intimate means are produced under the names: Vagisil, Epigen-Intim, Femilin, Kafri, Ginocomfort, Nivea and others.
There are quite a lot of products for sexual hygiene, and it is impossible to definitely say which one is better. Each woman should individually select her own intimate cosmetics, the components of which will not cause discomfort in the intimate area.
Products for men's intimate hygiene:
A man doesn't need special means, you can just wash yourself “Special” products for men do not really require any specifics. Unlike gels for women, men's products should not have a low pH or contain lactic acid. All they need is a softer formula than soap, an antibacterial effect and a pleasant smell.
For hygiene of the male genital organs, any means are suitable, from liquid soap (if it does not cause irritation) to special intimate cosmetics. In fact, you can limit yourself to regular shower gel. The main thing is that the gel contains no additives (eucalyptus, menthol and others) - they can cause skin irritation.
Special products for intimate hygiene for men are available in the form of gels, mousses, and foams. The most popular are: Saugella for “father and son” (with immortelle and cloves), intimate soap MANFORT(with sandalwood oil), Red Line gel-soap (with sandalwood oil and ginseng extract), MAN OF STEEL liquid soap for intimate hygiene, Malizia Uomo gel for intimate hygiene, kanpo sei ushiro intimate hygiene gel and others.
Hygiene of female genital organs begins with daily care intimate areas. Unfortunately, this is not taught at school and it is somehow not customary to talk about it out loud. Most people approach sexual hygiene simply and without fuss, using ordinary soap and running water.
Meanwhile, proper care care of the genitals can protect you from many unpleasant diseases and conditions. Get ready to blush and feel embarrassed, today we will talk about how to take care of the hygiene of the female genital organs.
1. Forget about douching, it has nothing to do with female genital hygiene
Many women consider the douching procedure to be commonplace, using it without a doctor’s prescription. Come to your senses, dear women! Douching has nothing to do with the hygiene of the female genital organs. This procedure disrupts the natural acid-base balance of the vagina, washing away beneficial bacteria that form a natural defense against many infections. There is no need to douche without consulting a doctor, or try to wash the vagina by directing a shower stream into it. Be careful about the detergents you use: they should be designed specifically for intimate areas.
2. Eat the right foods
The word “correct” in this case means food that helps maintain the health of the female genital organs and ensures healthy microflora of the internal genital organs. Add cranberry juice and yogurt to your diet beneficial bacteria to prevent the occurrence of candidiasis. If you suffer from excessive vaginal dryness, eat soy products. They contain natural hormone estrogen, which increases the secretion of natural lubrication.
3. Have protected sex
Having sex with a condom will help maintain female genital hygiene, protecting against most sexually transmitted infections. Including HIV, genital herpes, syphilis, gonorrhea, chladydia, genital warts and many other diseases, the treatment of which will cost you time, nerves and unbearable expenses. And remember, the condom must be changed and thrown away if you switch from one type of sex to another. For example, from anal to vaginal and vice versa.
4. Don't skip a visit to the gynecologist
A gynecologist’s office is not a torture chamber, but a place where an experienced doctor will explain and tell everything about the hygiene of the female genital organs. You should visit a gynecologist at least twice a year from the moment you become sexually active, or from the age of 18 if sexual activity has not yet begun. The doctor will do everything necessary tests, including a routine smear and a Papanicolaou smear (Pap test), which shows the presence of precancerous and cancerous cells.
5. Treat infections promptly
The three most common infections arise due to neglect of hygiene of the female genital organs most often - thrush, bacterial infections vagina and chlamydia. All three are successfully and fairly quickly treated. So that the disease does not turn into chronic stage and did not provoke complications, any emerging genital tract infections should be treated promptly. Not traditional methods, but with medications prescribed by the doctor.
6. Buy lubricant
Not all women produce enough natural lubrication during sex. If you belong to this number, just buy a special vaginal lubricant at the pharmacy. It will eliminate dryness, preventing injury and irritation of the delicate skin of the external and internal female genital organs. But do not use Vaseline or oil based lubricants. Such products can damage the latex condom, which increases the risk of unwanted pregnancy and infection with sexually transmitted infections.
7. Choose the right underwear
To maintain hygiene of the female genital organs, buy underwear made exclusively from natural fabrics. Avoid thongs, they increase the risk of transmitting germs from anus in the vagina. If you go to the pool or gym, regularly change your wet swimsuit or wet sportswear to dry ones. And don't wear tight shorts, jeans or trousers in hot weather. This can provoke dysbiosis in the vagina.
8. Maintain intimate hygiene
It's not that difficult to do. Just teach yourself to wash yourself after bowel movements, use a towel specifically for intimate areas, buy the right intimate soap, change pads or tampons often during menstruation and do not use pads every day. By retaining excessive moisture and heat, everyday pads can provoke the growth of pathogenic bacteria.
Intimate hygiene of the female genital organs is the key to excellent women's health. Take this aspect responsibly and with complete seriousness. And then yours women Health will always be on top.
Genital hygiene(Greek hygieinos bringing health, healing), part of personal hygiene, including hygienic rules, the implementation of which contributes to the preservation and strengthening of human health, ensures the normal function of the genital organs, as well as the prevention of their diseases. It has features depending on age, gender and physiological state of the body.
Genital hygiene women takes into account the peculiarities of development in different periods her life. The mucous membrane of a girl’s genital organs is delicate, easily vulnerable, and has little resistance to infections, which necessitates maintaining their special cleanliness. Without proper care, vulvitis can develop. After each urination and defecation, as well as in the morning and always before bedtime, the genitals should be washed with warm water. Highly alkaline soaps (household soaps) and strong disinfectant solutions (soda, potassium permanganate) cannot be used for washing, which leads to the destruction of the protective water-lipid-mucus-salt layer. You need to wash with a clean hand, gauze or cotton wool in the direction from the pubis to the anus.
In organized children's groups there should be individual disinfected and marked pots: washing should be done with individual tampons. After washing, the girl’s skin should be dried by applying a clean diaper (without rubbing, but only with blotting movements). You cannot use shared towels and diapers for drying, and you cannot take children with you to the bath. At the slightest sign of genital skin irritation, take hygienic baths with chamomile decoctions (series) or a slightly pink solution of potassium permanganate. After careful but thorough drying, the irritated areas are lubricated with sterilized sunflower oil and etc.
Children with early age accustom to regular emptying of the bladder and intestines, since the delay of natural functions (for example, urinary retention) leads to overflow of the rectum and Bladder, which negatively affects the function of the pelvic organs, and in girls can cause a violation of the normal position of the uterus. By the age of 5 × 6 years, children should be taught how to care for their genitals independently. It is necessary to teach carefully so as not to cause an early awakening of sexual feelings, which can occur due to insufficient hygienic care (residues of feces and urine can cause itching and irritation of the genitals). Children should wear comfortable underwear made from natural fabrics that does not restrict movement and does not fit tightly to the genitals. Panties need to be changed daily, especially for girls. Vaginal discharge, which are also found in little girls, end up on panties along with urine and harden, which leads to irritation of the skin and mucous membrane of the vulva. Bacteria that can cause vulvovaginitis can multiply in these secretions. If there is abnormal discharge or other signs of inflammation, you should consult a gynecologist (see Gynecology).
IN adolescence By the time of puberty, a girl must master everything necessary rules genital hygiene(see Puberty). She should be prepared in advance for the onset of menarche. Lack of psychological readiness in excitable girls can be the cause of mental trauma and psychogenic disorders of the menstrual cycle. During menstruation, the genitals are more susceptible to infection due to a slight decrease in protective forces body and the presence of a wound surface in the uterus. Even with normal menstruation, jumping and heavy lifting are not allowed. physical exercise, as well as cycling and swimming.
It is better to wash in the shower, take a bath and visit the sauna; At least twice a day, you should wash your genitals with warm water and soap (you cannot wash directly in a basin). For collecting menstrual blood It is recommended to use sanitary pads made of bandages and cotton wool (you can use napkins made of old soft cotton fabric, previously boiled and ironed). Pads should be changed as they become saturated with blood, without allowing it to dry out, which will prevent injury to the skin of the perineum. If the mucous membrane of the genital organs is irritated, it is useful to use weak infusions of chamomile, string, and tea when washing. It is recommended to keep a calendar menstrual cycle, which records the timing of the appearance of menstruation and its duration.
After the end of menstruation, a girl or woman must follow the rules of caring for her genitals. Folds between the labia majora and labia minora, skin fold covering the clitoris, the vestibule of the vagina - all these are places where the remains of urine and sexual secretions settle, which, when decomposed, can cause a strong unpleasant odor, subsequent irritation, and sometimes inflammation. Therefore, at least 2 times a day, the genitals are washed with warm water and soap, after washing your hands. First, wash the external genitalia, then the skin of the thighs and lastly the area anus(it is unacceptable to sit in the basin while washing). Linen is changed daily. Vaginal douching is not recommended, especially during menstruation, since the vagina has its own chemical microenvironment that protects the internal genital organs from the effects of microorganisms. Vaginal douching should only be performed on the recommendation of a doctor.
Genital hygiene in menopausal women is associated with changes in function nervous system, hormonal imbalances, metabolic processes, changes in the anatomy and physiology of the genital organs. For most women, the onset of menopause does not cause any discomfort and pathological phenomena, and therefore it is enough to keep the body and genitals clean. When washing, it is not recommended to get too carried away with disinfectant solutions of soda and potassium permanganate, as this leads to dry skin and a decrease in its resistance to infection. Preferable for hygiene care herbal decoctions and sterilized sunflower oil.
If there is increased dryness of the genital mucosa, streptocidal emulsion can be used (for no more than 2 weeks in a row and in the absence of intolerance to sulfonamides), as well as nutritious cream with vitamin A for dry, especially sensitive skin. Due to hormonal changes in the body, some older women may experience itching of the external genitalia. To avoid this, it is recommended to wear only cotton or linen underwear, avoid overheating the body during sleep, and exclude spicy foods, smoked foods, and extractive substances from food. If itching appears, you must consult a gynecologist, who must be visited as a preventive measure at least 2 times a year, since at this age the possibility of occurrence increases. various diseases genitals.
Genital hygiene for men is to regularly wash the skin of the genitals and perineum from an early age. It should be borne in mind that in boys under 5 years of age (if ritual circumcision has not been performed), phimosis can be physiological, and therefore it is not necessary to expose the head of the penis for hygienic measures. In case of inflammation of the foreskin and the appearance purulent discharge from the preputial sac, you should consult a urologist (see Urology). After 5 years, physiological phimosis disappears, and in most, the foreskin allows the glans penis to be opened to wash off the accumulating smegma, as well as mucus, drops of urine, which are nutrient medium for microbes. Washing is carried out with warm water and soap daily, thoroughly drying with blotting movements.
During adolescence, a boy must acquire the skills to independently care for his genitals. The teenager must be warned about the appearance of wet dreams and psychologically prepared for this. After a wet dream, it is necessary to wash the genitals with warm water. It is important to warn him at this age against casual sexual activity, gently warning him about possible harmful consequences (see Sexually transmitted diseases). Keeping the genitals clean should become the norm of behavior for boys and adult men throughout their lives. In old age, in addition to hygiene, it is mandatory (at least 2 times a year) to visit a urologist to exclude age-related changes prostate gland, and oncological diseases genitals. If blood appears in urine and semen, you should immediately contact a urologist.
Sexual hygiene requires additional hygiene rules. It is advisable that the man and woman take a shower before sexual intercourse. Be sure to wash the external genitalia with warm water and soap before and after coitus (individual towels for drying are required). After the first sexual intercourse, it is necessary to abstain from sexual intercourse for 4 5 days (see Sexual Abstinence) so that the tears in the hymen can heal, observing careful care during this period. genital hygiene. You should refrain from sexual intercourse during menstruation, as infectious agents may enter the genital tract and cause increased bleeding; in addition, sexual activity during menstruation can cause inflammation of the urethra (urethra) in a man, which is associated with the entry of menstrual blood clots into the canal. During pregnancy, sexual activity is limited during the first 2 3 months, and completely excluded in the last 2 months before childbirth. Sex life excluded within 6 8 weeks after birth.