More than two years and several boosters later, we are still hashing out whether or not COVID vaccines have a measurable effect on menstrual cycles. But there has been enough research to establish a few solid themes. Here’s what we do and don’t know.
In 2021, as COVID-19 vaccinations became widely available, women started talking about some possible side effects of the jab they were experiencing:One of the challenges of studying this phenomenon is that the original clinical trials testing the vaccines’ efficacy and safety did not ask the seemingly simple, and to those menstruating bodies, obvious, question: Does this vaccine have an effect on...
While there is still disagreement over the menstrual-related side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine, as well as an open question about whether other vaccinations like the annual flu shot might lead to similar changes, there has been enough research to establish a few solid themes.that have examined some aspect or another of menstrual cycles following vaccination. The studies have been conducted worldwide, though far more in the U.S. and Europe.
A day or a day-and-a-half difference in a menstrual cycle may not seem like a big deal on paper, but dismissing period concerns because of a small but noticeable effect can feel a lot like medical gaslighting.
While Han recognizes that in many cases women’s valid concerns were being facilely dismissed as false, he did emphasize that the brain plays a major role in menstruation, and that stress can interrupt even the most regular of cycles. “People always think, ‘Oh, estrogen, ovaries.’ Actually, the menstrual cycle is controlled by your brain,” he says.
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