What do women need to pay attention to when they are in love with ice and snow sports?

The Winter Olympics have me

Obstetrics and Gynecology Science

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics are in full swing, stirring up a passion for ice and snow across the country, feeling the charm and fun of ice and snow sports, and building the dream of an ice and snow power.

Although ice and snow sports can make the body healthier, due to the unique physiological structure and physiological cycle of women, if the ice and snow exercise is not proper, it may cause a variety of gynecological diseases.

"Frozen", "covered" out

Gynecological diseases

"Frozen" - in winter, low temperature rain and snow freezing weather, seasonal changes, the body's immunity declines, especially easy to attract a variety of pathogenic bacteria, virus infection, personal hygiene is not good, it is easy to occur pelvic inflammatory, cervicitis and vaginitis and other gynecological inflammation, so female friends need to pay special attention to the cleaning of the vulva, pay attention to personal hygiene protection, do not share towels, bathtubs and other items with others. In addition, many people will reduce the number of baths due to cold winter weather and other reasons, but female friends should do it every day with warm water to wash the vulva, try to change clean cotton underwear every day, and disinfect it in the sun after cleaning.

"Cover" - some female friends in order to keep warm, wear thick and breathable leggings, tight pants, wrap themselves tightly, vaginal secretions and sweat is not easy to disperse, but to the reproduction and reproduction of bacteria to provide favorable conditions, resulting in the occurrence of various vaginitis. Excessive pants rubbing will also easily irritate the skin of the private parts, causing itching or dermatitis in the private parts. Instead of wearing tight pants, opt for loose and comfortable cotton panties and change into intimate clothing frequently.

When snow sports are encountered

"Special Period"

Many women often feel discomfort such as waist pain, abdominal pain, and irritability during the "special period" - during menstruation, and think that they cannot participate in sports during menstruation. In fact, during the menstrual period, suitable physical exercise can be carried out, which can alternately contract and relax the abdominal muscles and pelvic floor muscles, play a role in massaging the uterus, improve blood circulation in the pelvic cavity, and at the same time regulate the excitation and inhibition process of the brain and relieve stress, but it is necessary to pay attention to the type, intensity and duration of exercise. Women should control the amount of exercise in the week before menstruation, and should not participate in strenuous or increased abdominal pressure during menstruation, so as not to aggravate dysmenorrhea or increase menstrual volume, so that menstrual blood flow back causes endometriosis. In addition, the resistance of women during the physiological period decreases, which is very easy to cause infection of the genitourinary system. If you feel fatigue, dizziness or notice a sudden increase or decrease in menstrual flow during exercise, you should stop exercising immediately, and in severe cases, you need to go to a gynecological clinic.

Menstrual competitions should be avoided, the intensity of exercise during the competition is too large, mental tension, the nervous system is often unable to adapt, easy to cause endocrine disorders, resulting in menstrual disorders, dysmenorrhea or amenorrhea. If you encounter special circumstances such as menstrual periods and need to participate in sports competitions, you can postpone your period by oral progesterone, oral contraceptives or progesterone injections, but it is not recommended to postpone menstruation frequently, which is easy to cause menstrual disorders and ovulation abnormalities.

Improper exercise

Easy to cause gynecological "crisis"

※ Ovarian rupture – invisible "blood collapse"

Ovarian rupture generally occurs in the second half of menstruation, in which 80% of luteal or luteal cysts rupture. After ovulation, the ovarian corpus luteum forms, which manifests as a small cyst at the site of the ovaries, filled with blood. Strenuous activity, grasping heavy lifting, abdominal squeezing, collision, etc. may cause ovarian rupture, manifested as acute lower abdominal pain, thickening and tenderness in the adnexal area of the body, causing intra-abdominal bleeding, shock, and even life-threatening.

※ Riding across the injury - an alternative "Frozen"

Because many people accidentally ride across the ice when skating, or the vulva accidentally collides with hard objects such as ice carts, it is easy to have hematomas in the vulva, and serious injuries to the urethra, vagina and even the pelvis. The subcutaneous tissue of the labia majora in the vulva is loose, the venous plexus is rich and superficial, and it is easy to cause blood vessel rupture and bleeding after being hit by external forces, resulting in a large area of congestion. Therefore, during exercise, we should pay attention to protecting the vulva, pay attention to controlling the speed of skating, and avoid trauma. It is recommended to go to the obstetrics and gynecology department or urological emergency department as soon as possible after injury.

Source/ Beijing Maternity Hospital, Beijing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Editor/Tao Yinsheng

Review/Qiao Hong

Producer/Xi Shujun