Impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on menstrual cycle SARSCoV2 COVID19 MenstrualCycle MenstrualIrregularities
By Tarun Sai LomteJul 4 2022Reviewed by Aimee Molineux In a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine, researchers systematically reviewed the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on the menstrual cycle.
About the study In the present study, researchers performed a systematic review to analyze the impact of COVID-19 on the menstrual cycle. Medline, Cochrane library, and Scopus databases were systematically searched. The terms ‘menstrual cycle’ and ‘virus diseases’ were used to search across medical subject headings in Medline.
Findings Initially, 444 articles were identified, and 424 were screened at the title/abstract level after removing duplicates. After different stages of reviewing, three papers were included in the systematic review. Two were cross-sectional studies, and one was a cohort study. One cross-sectional study examined the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection on changes in sex hormones and the menstrual cycle in infected women of child-bearing age.
The other cross-sectional study was conducted in January-March, 2020 in China. It assessed the association between ovarian function and COVID-19. This study included 78 women aged 50 years or lower with COVID-19. Participants were asked about menstrual cycle information for the past three months.
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