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Interesting things to know about the towel

How often do you wash your towel? Some people wash once a week, while some, once a year. The towel is a fertile breeding ground for millions of microbes, especially those found on human skin and on the gut.  No wonder the towel is one of the objects that facilitate fecal-oral contamination (literally connecting the two ends of the gut).  Worse still, most people keep towels in the bathroom (near the toilet). Every flush of the toilet sends mist with millions of microbes, ranging from H.pylori,  salmonella and other deadly bacteria and viruses. When you wash your hands ready for a meal, and dry them with your body towel, there's high chance you are directly ingesting your fecal matter, or, if in a shared lavatory, someone else's faeces. Unless cleaned well, viruses such as human papillomavirus (causes warts, anal cancer and cervical cancer) can be transmitted when towels are shared with infected individuals. So, what to do? 1. Launder towels once a week. 2. Use hot water and det...

Conundrum of Having Sex during Periods

Culturally, religiously, ethically and morally; sex during periods ever since has been considered as taboo or simply unholy. No matter what clerics and owners of society have to say, almost all the people encounter the inkling towards the concept. Some may find intercourse messy during menses but there’s considerable amount of people who can’t hold on their urges for 5-8 days. And for others, love making during periods is simply adventurous and exciting amidst the aptitude of trying something new which otherwise they have to do in same manner each day. I know you all want to pretend or act like ‘what?’, but come on, I know you do this.The innate nature of human being when it comes to physical desire is not at all bad as this is something they are bestowed upon by nature. Some have naturally high inclinations and others may have low inclinations comparatively. And these variations create the different angles and approaches to sex. Amidst the latent controversies some people believe that sex during periods is absolutely normal. Perhaps in some parlance it is beneficial too. If you are comfortable with it than have no pains about what others say. It’s you who matters! The safety Concern People do have fervid desire to get intimate even in uneven time of woman’s menses but the ambiguous notion about safety issues often puts them on hold. Hesitated to seek doctors word over the issue they remain unacknowledged if it is healthy to do or not? But don’t panic now things are not that inhibitive in nature. Scientists (not me) say it’s entirely healthy to perform sex during menstrual cycles. A research reveals where some people do it on second day itself others prefer to hold on till the 4th day. It is highly habitual and has nothing to do with safety. The patterns differ because some people find it messy on the 2nd day as blood flow is maximum during that time while others can’t hold on their urges till the last days of the cycle. However certain aspects must be taken care of, first concern should be protection as menstrual blood may lead to contraction of STDs. It is near to impossible that you get pregnant during menses. But a farthest possibility is you may get pregnant. This happens so… as in some women fertility starts immediately when they might be considering it as last days of menses. Relief from pain An orgasm during periods can give you magical solution too spasm and the normal pain women incur during periods. Orgasm stimulates the contractions in uterus that are responsible for passage of blood and hence eases the cramps and unprecedented pains. Intercourse also ceases your periods much quicker than normal cycle. It makes menses to end fast as it facilitates more volumes of blood to pass away easily through stimulation of contractions in uterus and prostaglandins hormone contained in semen Points to note • Sex during periods is not a question of wrongful deed. It is absolutely healthy as in other days if you do it safely and with protected measures. It is more of a personal choice so don’t go saying I advised to have sex during periods. • Penis coming in touch with menses blood doesn’t incur any irritation or infection. The blood is absolutely normal and is not harmful in any way. • A woman is equally safe while having intercourse during periods. The male shaft acts as in normal session and doesn’t muddle up more than required depth to cause any problem. • Protective measures are required to save you from STDs as menses blood may have equal chance of inflicting the disease as in normal case. Moreover protective measures may also help you against unwanted pregnancy. • Though chances for pregnancy in periods is slim, sometime sperm may stay on inside for more than 3 days and make the egg fertile as soon as fertility cycle starts so wash it up. It’s your call.

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