Menstrual Health Certificate Application Process

During menstruation, you can apply for a health certificate normally. There is no need to issue a special certificate in advance, and there is no need to adjust the appointment time. The routine application process is no different from that during non-menstrual period. Special industries that only involve special gynecological examinations can apply for postponement of the project. When collecting urine and stool samples, be careful to avoid menstrual blood contamination, which will not affect the final issuance of the health certificate.

Last week, I accompanied my friend Xiao Zhou, who works as a milk tea shop clerk, to apply for a health certificate. The night before, she saw several posts saying that when applying for a health certificate during menstruation, occult blood in the urine would be detected and she would be disqualified. She was so anxious that she almost called 12345 to ask if she could change the appointment. As a result, she went to the community health department. At the Medical Service Center, I mentioned to the guidance desk that I was on my period, but without even raising my head, they said, "Just pick up the middle section when you want to urinate, and do everything else as normal." The whole process was completed in 20 minutes, and I successfully received my certificate a week later, complaining that I had been anxious for half the night.

Perhaps what many people are worried about is just the impact on several examination items, and the medical treatment methods in different places are indeed somewhat different: some doctors will suggest that if the patient’s volume is particularly large and they are afraid of contamination of the retained sample, they can wait until it is clean before coming back, while other doctors say that as long as the operation is done properly, there will be no problem at all. Several physical examination centers that I have asked about all agree on unified operating standards: wipe the vulva with wet toilet paper before urinating. When urinating, urinate a small part first and then connect the middle part. Menstrual blood will basically not be mixed with it. Even if occult blood is indeed detected, as long as you explain to the physical examination personnel that you are menstruating, they will only note "menstrual interference" on the report. It will not be judged as unqualified, and it will not affect the issuance of certificates. Of course, if your aunt happens to be in so much pain that she can't straighten her back on the first day, it's not too late to wait until she feels better before going. After all, the health certificate is generally valid for one year, so it doesn't matter if it's earlier or later.

There are also many people who are worried that menstrual blood will be stained during stool sampling. In fact, there is no need to panic. Just be careful and keep it. If you accidentally get it dirty, just tell the window to get a new sampling tube. Most places also allow you to take it back on the same day and keep it and send it over the next day. You don’t have to hold it in at the physical examination center.

If you are applying for a health certificate for a special industry such as confinement nanny, maternal and child care, or childcare institution, some areas will require additional gynecological vaginal secretion examination, which cannot be done during menstruation. There are two common ways to deal with this: one is to complete all other items first, and then wait 3-7 days after the end of the menstrual period to re-do the gynecological items. There is no need to pay for the re-examination, and the certificate can be issued after all the results are available； There are also many cities that now mutually recognize physical examination reports from regular medical institutions within six months. If you have had a gynecological examination in the past six months, you can directly bring the report to the window for verification, and you will be exempted from this project and no need to make two trips. A live-in confinement aunt I met before just caught up with her aunt to apply for the certificate, and directly gave the gynecological physical examination report she had done last month to the staff, and she passed it on the spot, saving a lot of trouble.

I would like to mention a pitfall that everyone easily falls into: Don’t believe what is said on the Internet about having to go to the hospital to get a menstrual certificate. It is really unnecessary. I have seen several people who went to the hospital to get a certificate in vain. When they arrived at the physical examination center, they just said it verbally. Every day, they encountered more than ten menstrual certificates. They already had standard processing procedures, and they would not embarrass anyone at all. There is also no need to specifically write down your menstrual period in the notes when making an online appointment. Just mention it to the clinic guide or the corresponding examination window on site, saving you from filling in a bunch of useless information.

In fact, there is really no need to regard getting a health certificate during menstruation as something special. I have helped my friends to ask three or four different physical examination institutions. In more than 90% of cases, all items can be completed on the same day. Even if there is an item that cannot be completed, a solution can be obtained on the spot. There is no need to change the time or even ask for leave to make an extra trip. Just relax and go.