The brave will never worry about the bloodshed right? There is nothing wrong about having sex during periods. But there are certain things that you need to be aware of:
- Don't assume that your chance of pregnancy during periods is 0%. While family planning by Rhythm method may be popular, but it is not reliable. For those with irregular menstrual cycle, ovulation may vary depending on stress, body condition, impacts of regular medication, exercise or lack of exercise etc., Sperm can stay alive inside the body for several days. So, it is entirely possible that sperm entered into the body on the day(s) of periods may stay alive and germinate the egg when it ovulates a few days later. This possibility cannot be ruled out.
- For some women, a spotting or bleeding may happen during ovulation, which they may mistake as an early period. If you happen to have unprotected sex during that time, your chances of conception are high.
- The blood flowing out of uterus carries lot of harmful bacteria which makes it more prone to infection. So, sex during periods comes with the imminent risk of getting infected through the blood directly. Wearing protection during periods is important to safeguard against infections including STDs and HIV. Condoms are the best when it comes to protection during periods. Condom is strong enough that no period blood can tear or permeate condoms and infect you.
Period sex can be safely tried with a condom.