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How should women take care of themselves after menstruation?

Asked by:Christy

Asked on:Mar 30, 2026 03:43 AM

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  • Booker Booker

    Mar 30, 2026

      Xiaofang was sent on a business trip by the company a few days ago. Although she successfully completed the arduous task assigned by the company, her attentive friend Xinxin discovered that Xiaofang was not happy. It turns out that Xiaofang has an unspeakable secret. She got bacterial infection while swimming Vaginitis , and then continued to receive treatment, and the inflammation has improved a lot. Unexpectedly, these few days of business trip happened to be a few days after menstruation. Due to the great pressure and fatigue outside, the vaginitis that had been cured recurred again.

      modern profession female , Stressful life, high work pressure, and lack of sleep can easily lead to lowered immunity and cause vaginal infections. Food that is too sweet and stimulating, and taking too many antibiotics can also destroy the normal balance of vaginal bacteria. Because women’s immunity is at its lowest during menstruation, they are easily invaded by external bacteria, leading to cross-infection and various vaginitis, vulvitis wait Gynecology disease. At this time, if you don’t pay attention to protecting yourself, you will inevitably fall into gynecological problems. disease in trouble.

      Scientific research has confirmed that the temperature of the female vagina is around 40 degrees Celsius. The red blood cells and secretions left behind during menstruation undergo qualitative changes at this temperature, causing the acid-base balance in the vagina to be destroyed and becoming a breeding ground for various bacteria. Therefore, some experts pointed out that health care three days after menstruation is very important.

      Sterilizing and reducing inflammation not only at night

      From the perspective of preventive health care, if you do not pay attention to hygiene three days after menstruation, it is easy for bacteria that are not usually pathogenic to take advantage of the situation and cause vaginal infectious diseases, such as bacterial vaginosis, fungal vaginitis, trichomonas vaginitis, etc. If these infectious diseases are not treated promptly, they may spread and cause pelvic inflammatory disease disease.

      It is understood that most women choose to use gynecological external medicines at night to treat vaginal diseases. However, to treat vaginal inflammation, it is not enough to just sterilize and reduce inflammation at night. Experts point out that using drugs only at night will usually extend the treatment time for vaginal inflammation by 3 to 5 days. The latest medical science proves that sterilization during the day is more effective in treating various gynecological inflammations. This is because the human body’s metabolism is much stronger during the day than at night, and vaginal secretions are 5 to 8 times more than at night. ; Human body secretions contain 2 to 3 times more nutrients that promote the growth of germs during the day than at night. ; The human body's vaginal body temperature is 2 to 3 degrees higher during the day than at night, and the reproduction rate of vaginal bacteria is 3.7 times higher than at night.

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