How to apply for a menstrual health certificate

In fact, there is no special term "menstrual health certificate". During menstruation, you can apply for an ordinary health certificate according to the regular process. There is no need to go through a special channel. You only need to adjust the time of individual optional inspection items according to your own situation.

A while ago, I accompanied a post-00s girl who just joined the company to apply for a health certificate. She happened to be menstruating. She read more than a dozen related posts the night before. The more she read, the more panicked she became. She was afraid that the check-up would not delay her employment. However, when she arrived at the community health service center, the doctor laughed after hearing her concerns and said that she met about ten people who were menstruating every week to apply for the certificate, and almost no one had any problems.

Everyone has concerns, mostly because they are afraid that menstruation will affect the test results, but in fact, the health certificates we often issue for food and public service employees mainly screen for diseases that can be transmitted through public channels, such as viral hepatitis, active tuberculosis, dysentery, and typhoid fever. The inspection items are basically liver function blood tests, chest X-rays, and anal swabs to check for intestinal pathogenic bacteria. They do not involve gynecological examinations at all. Even urine routine is not a required item. If these items are done during menstruation, the results will not be affected at all.

Of course, there are exceptions. If you apply for a health certificate for a special type of work that is exposed to occupational hazards, and you happen to be required to have a routine urine test, there is no need to panic. Just tell the window staff that you are in your menstrual period, or you can complete other items first, and wait for 3 days after your menstrual period to check this item again, which will not slow down the whole process. For the speed of issuing a certificate, if you are really in a hurry, you should be in a hurry. When urinating, pay attention to avoid the first section of urine, and connect the clean middle section of urine. Use a clean tissue to wipe the vulva in advance. Even if the result shows a small amount of red blood cells, the reviewing doctor will directly judge it as normal after seeing the menstrual status you noted, and your certificate will not be stuck.

Many people have said before that it is best not to apply for a health certificate during menstruation to avoid the trouble of re-examination. This statement is actually not unreasonable. If you are more than half a month away from the deadline for submitting the certificate, and the time is particularly loose, it is of course more worry-free to wait until your period is clear before going, so as not to waste time running back and forth if you encounter some strict reviewers who want you to reissue the certificate. However, if you are in a hurry and only have three or five days to submit the certificate, there is no need to wait, just go and apply for it, and there is a high probability that there will be no problems.

The application process is no different from usual. Now in most cities, you can make an appointment directly on the government service applet or the official account of the local CDC. Select the type of health certificate you want to apply for, fill in the ID card information to make an appointment, and just bring your ID card when you arrive. In many places, health certificates for employees are free, and there is no need to pay extra.

By the way, hypoglycemia is prone to occur during menstruation. If you need to draw blood on an empty stomach, put a small piece of bread or hard candy in your bag and eat it immediately after drawing blood. Don’t carry it and faint at the scene. Don’t wear underwear with metallic sequins or steel rings when taking a chest X-ray to avoid the embarrassment of having to change clothes temporarily.