Menstrual Health Certificate Application Process

It is completely possible to apply for a health certificate normally during menstruation. The overall process is not essentially different from that during non-menstrual period. You only need to pay attention to avoid menstrual blood mixing into the sample during routine urine examination, which will not affect the final result of issuance of health certificate.

A while ago, I accompanied a new post-2000 intern who came to the unit to take the time to apply for a health certificate for employment. She had just had her period this morning. She was so painful that she stood at the door of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention with a hot water bottle for ten minutes, afraid to go in. She was afraid that the trip would be in vain, and she was afraid that the examination would be embarrassing. I dragged her in and completed all the procedures in fifteen minutes. A week later, she got the certificate smoothly. She didn't even have to worry about the urine routine not being up to standard and needing to be reexamined.

In fact, there are two mainstream opinions about whether it is possible to obtain a health certificate during menstruation. One is that old doctors in grassroots community hospitals often say that it is best to wait for 3 days before menstruation is clear. The main reason is that the menstrual blood is accidentally mixed into the urine sample, resulting in high red blood cell values ​​in the urine routine, which requires an extra trip for a review, which only adds to the trouble.； The other type is that in the guidelines for applying for health certificates published by the centers for disease control and prevention in various places, menstruation has never been listed as a taboo item. As long as you can bear it, you can apply for it at any time. After all, the health certificate checks for diseases such as dysentery, typhoid fever, active tuberculosis, suppurative or exudative dermatoses that can be transmitted through public places, and has nothing to do with menstruation.

Oh, by the way, let’s dispel a misunderstanding that many people have: the health certificate application does not include gynecological examination items at all. There will be no embarrassment of taking off your pants for an internal examination, and no one will take the initiative to ask you if you are on your period, so there is no need to be mentally burdened.

When you actually arrive at the application site, the process is actually very casual, not as rigid as the one, two, three, four listed online: if you make an appointment in advance on the local disease control or government service official account, you can directly scan the appointment code to get the form, fill in your personal information and unit title (make sure you fill it in incorrectly if you are using it for employment, otherwise some units will not recognize it), pay a fee (a few dozen yuan in most cities, and the price of catering and ordinary public places is not more than ten yuan), and then you can go to the examination room one by one.

Blood drawing, chest X-ray, and medical palpation are not affected by menstruation. Some people worry that blood drawing during menstruation will cause anemia? I really thought too much. The blood drawn for the health certificate only requires two tubes, and the total is less than 5ml. It is not as heavy as your menstrual bleeding in a day, and half an egg with brown sugar can make up for it. The only thing you need to pay more attention to is urine routine and stool sampling. Before peeing, wipe the vulva with wet toilet paper or clean paper towels, and catch the middle part of the urine, not the first part, so it will basically not be mixed with menstrual blood. I have asked friends in the laboratory department before, and they said that as long as the blood is not deliberately dripped in, even if a small amount of red blood cells are found after sampling, the laboratory department will label it as "menstrual sampling" by default, and it will not be judged as unqualified, and there is no need for reexamination.

A colleague had stepped into a trap before and was in a hurry to urinate without paying attention to her midsection. The red blood cells in the result report were a bit high. She called the CDC and said that she was on her period that day, but they just gave her a pass without even allowing her to go for a re-examination.

Of course, if you have menstrual cramps that day that make you unable to straighten your back, and you still have a low-grade fever, there is really no need to go through with it. Being three to five days late will not delay your employment. After all, your own comfort is the first priority.

Nowadays, many places can check the report online, so there is no need to go to the site to get it. When you go to apply, ask the staff for the inquiry entrance, and you can check the results in three or four days. The electronic version and the paper version are equally effective. Just send a screenshot to the unit, saving you the need to travel back and forth.

I really want to talk about any special skills, that is, when you are on your period, you can carry a hot water bottle to cover your stomach while waiting in line, and bring a bag of wet toilet paper to use when peeing. There is really nothing special about anything else. Don’t listen to the rumors on the Internet that you can’t get a health certificate during your menstruation, and it will scare you that the trip will be in vain.

Oh, yes, here’s a general reminder: To apply for a health certificate, you need to have an empty stomach. Don’t forget to eat breakfast. Eat a bun and drink soy milk after taking blood. Otherwise, it will affect the liver function results. You should pay attention to this regardless of whether you are menstruating or not.