A few days a month, the woman is “unwell” by her period. If some see in the blood and the pain of menstruation felt during this period irremediable obstacles to sexual intercourse, others on the contrary let themselves go with pleasure. Is sex during menstruation dangerous? How to consider the sexual act?

The majority of couples say they abstain from all sexual relations during the period of the woman’s period. There are several reasons for this periodic abstinence:

• For some, the sight of blood does not promote sexual arousal, quite the contrary. Even her lover’s penis covered in blood can be a brake on desire.
• For others, a practical aspect restricts the ardor: making love during menstruation, especially in the middle of menstruation when they are most abundant, involves staining sheets, body and clothes.
• Last reason that justifies abstinence during menstruation, the pain of menstruation felt by some women. Intense stomach aches, nausea, persistent migraine or even great fatigue, women are not in the most fulfilling period of their cycle.

However, having sex during menstruation is possible and does not present any more risk than during the rest of the menstrual cycle. 

In principle, a woman ovulates around fourteen days before her period: she is therefore fertile and can become pregnant during shared intercourse around the fourteenth day before her period. A priori, no chance of getting pregnant while having sex during your period.

However, some women face a cycle that breaks the rules and some sperm have a particularly long lifespan. When the menstrual cycle is disturbed, it is possible – even if this hypothesis is rare – that the period of ovulation overlaps that of the rules: the woman then risks becoming pregnant during unprotected sex during her period. When partners do not want a child, it is therefore essential to use effective contraception even during menstruation. Moreover, this means of protection when it comes to a condom can also be useful to prevent STDs … 

Blood is the primary vector of disease. Thus, sexually transmitted diseases spread all the better during menstruation. In this context, it is essential that partners use a condom, which avoids contact with blood, to guard against the risk of STDs – unless the couple has been tested in the months before intercourse.

Women and men whose sexual desire is at its peak during menstruation this exists. On the other hand, making love during menstruation does not present any particular risk, and the woman’s genitalia is not modified to the point of hindering penetration or making intercourse painful. Under these conditions, it is quite possible to consider having sex during menstruation. To promote sexual pleasure, some precautions can be taken beforehand.

Notify his partner.

If the surprise makes it possible to spice up the life of a couple, surprising your partner by failing to warn him that she is having her period does not necessarily expose the woman to a very conclusive result… It is therefore important to communicate with the woman. other, to make two the decision to make love during the rules or to abstain.

Prepare the terrain.

To avoid being disturbed by the sight of a large volume of blood, the couple can plan to have terry towels – avoid the white – on their sheets. The woman must also take care to remove her tampon, if necessary, to avoid a surprise that is not necessarily pleasant at the time of penetration. Finally, it may be wise to wait until the end of your period, for less abundance.

Adapt the sexual relationship.

The clitoris is located above the entrance to the vagina where blood flows during a woman’s period. However, it is rare to perform cunnilingus during menstruation. On the other hand, this is the opportunity that some couples take to test anal sex.