6. Pregnancy Cannot Occur During Periods
The lifespan of an average sperm is about 7 days. So women may get pregnant soon after or during periods.
7. Vaccines Can Cause Flu And Autism
Vaccines are mostly made up of dead viruses that don’t have enough power to activate the flu and the autism study that has backed this myth has a crack in its foundation.
8. Chewing Gum While Ingested Stays In The Stomach For Whole 7 Years
Our digestive system encounters many indigestible solids or semi-solids like chewing gum and they are eliminated from the body along with the waste product. So don’t worry if you have swallowed one by mistake!
9. Shaved Hair Regrow Darker, Coarser & Thicker
This myth may be a good reason for moms to stop their daughters from shaving body hair but the thing is that shaving just gives hair a blunt and irregular tip, hence making them feel hard and prickly. Hair growth just depends on the hormones inherited from one’s parents irrespective of any treatment or being shaved.
10. Consuming Fried Food And Chocolate Are Responsible For Acne
Your diet not at all affects your face but hormones, heredity, and stress have something to do with it that causes excess secretion of sebum from sebaceous glands.
