Should Pregnant Women Prohibit Sexual Activity During Pregnancy? What should I pay attention to during pregnancy

Do you abstain during pregnancy? Will sexual behavior affect the abdominal fetus? This is a topic of concern for many pregnant women. How to have a safe and enjoyable sexual life and what to pay attention to should be done through cooperation between couples until the arrival of a new life.

The benefits of having sex after pregnancy

After pregnancy, some women may experience a certain degree of low libido or even short-term frigidity due to strong early pregnancy reactions or concerns about fetal health. However, from another perspective, having sex after pregnancy may have many advantages. This is because, on the one hand, sexual activity after pregnancy no longer requires worrying about unintended pregnancy, thereby improving sexual sensation. On the other hand, due to changes in hormone levels after pregnancy, pregnant women's reproductive organs become congested, their vagina becomes moist, and they are more sensitive to sexual stimulation. Therefore, some pregnant women may have stronger sexual demands during pregnancy, with significantly higher sexual sensitivity than during non pregnancy.

Precautions for sexual activity after pregnancy

Sexual intercourse should be prohibited during the first 3 months and last 2 months of pregnancy. In the early stages of pregnancy, the embryo is in a rapid development stage, and the connection between the fetus and the mother (placenta) is not very strong. Sexual activity and other external stimuli can easily induce uterine contractions, leading to miscarriage. In the later stages of pregnancy, especially after 36 weeks of pregnancy, there may be signs of delivery at any time. The stimulation of the cervix and prostaglandins in semen by the penis can cause uterine contractions, which can easily lead to premature birth, uterine bleeding, or infection (puerperal fever).

Sexual activity can occur in other months of pregnancy, but the frequency and intensity of sexual activity should also be limited to less than twice a week. Before sexual intercourse, local cleaning should be carried out carefully to avoid intrauterine infections caused by sexual intercourse, which can harm the health of the mother and fetus. The position for sexual intercourse should be in the female's upper and anterior positions to avoid direct stimulation of the uterus. The movements during sexual activity should avoid being violent, gentle, and slow to avoid moving the "fetal gas" and stimulating the uterus to induce miscarriage or premature birth.

In addition, elderly pregnant women with a history of miscarriage and premature birth, hypertension, placenta previa, premature rupture of membranes, heart disease, and poor health should avoid excessive sexual activity throughout pregnancy to ensure the safe pregnancy of the child.

Sexual activity is prohibited between delivery and uterine recovery (approximately 6-7 weeks), as it may cause genital inflammation, uterine bleeding, or hinder the healing of perineal and vaginal wounds. If postpartum vaginal discharge (lochia) lasts for a long time, the abstinence time should also be extended accordingly.