Patient's question:
Why can't people have sex for a month after childbirth? Is it to prevent infection, or something else?Doctor's answer:
After artificial abortion, you need to rest for 2 weeks, maintain cleanliness and hygiene of the external genitalia, eat less spicy and irritating foods, and consume more nutritious foods to help the body recover as soon as possible. Before menstruation returns after the abortion, sexual activity, sitz baths, vaginal irrigation, and medication should be avoided. This is because the cervix is relaxed, the endometrium is shedding, and the local defense ability is weakened, making it easy to cause retrograde infection, leading to pelvic inflammatory diseases such as endometritis and adnexitis. Severe cases may result in infertility. The amount of bleeding after abortion should be less than the menstrual flow, the bleeding duration should be less than 2 weeks, and the abdominal pain should not exceed 3 days. If these standards are exceeded, it should be considered as possible intrauterine residue, incomplete uterine involution, or uterine cavity infection. Active medical examination should be conducted to confirm the diagnosis and provide symptomatic treatment.