Is this true???
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Is this true???
| Tue, 03-20-2007 - 8:41pm |
I'm not sure if this is the right board but I'll try it, if its not sorry....I have been told since I was about 16(few yrs old now) that after you have sex it makes your periods worse and more painful, so on and so forth. 6-8 months ago I started having sex(with the same guy) and still learning about stuff... lol, but anyways I'm begining to think that it was just a scare tatic to get me to not have sex and to wait, because since I have not really seen a change it them, they seem maybe a little better actually. (knock on wood, now it will probably happen. lol). Does anybody know if this is true or was the person who told me this lying? Thanks in advance. :)

I have never had that problem, or heard of such a thing..LOL
Many years ago, before scientific advances, when people knew very little about the human body, there were all kinds of beliefs like that.....called "old wives tales". People passed them on from generation to generation, and unfortunately, some people still believe things like that. Even today, with all the information available, it's amazing to me that women understand so little about their bodies, their reproductive system and even their health. They used to tell young men if they masturbated, they'd go blind. Women were terrified of menopause because they believed menopause caused nervous breakdowns. They believed that the "pull out" method would prevent pregnancy.
As for your story, I've never heard anything like that.....and if anything, it should regulate periods, because being sexually active increases your hormone levels, and that would regulate periods in the same way the b/c pills do.
Sex can do nothing to harm your body unless you get a disease from your partner. It has been proven that people who are sexually active lead a longer and healthier life than those who aren't.