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Can the COVID Vaccine Affect Your Period? Some Women Say It's Changed Theirs?Here's What We Know Right Now
Women are sharing personal stories about this on social media, so we asked experts if period changes could be a side effect of vaccination.
By Korin Miller April 06, 2021
The COVID-19 vaccine can come with many (totally normal) side effects, like a fever, chills, and muscle pain. So it's only natural to wonder if it can temporarily influence other aspects of your health, like your menstrual cycle.
First, there's no reason not to get vaccinated when you have your period; neither the CDC nor the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) lists being on your period as a reason to put off the vaccine.
But in terms of how the vaccine affects menstruation in general, some women have taken to social media to talk about how they're suddenly experiencing heavier-than-normal periods after getting vaccinated.
In a lengthy Twitter thread, University of Illinois associate professor Kate Clancy, PhD, had this to say: "A colleague told me she has heard from others that their periods were heavy post-vax. I'm curious whether other menstruators have noticed changes too? I'm a week and a half out from dose 1 of Moderna, got my period maybe a day or so early, and am gushing like I'm in my 20s again."...
Study here:
https://redcap.healthinstitute.illinois.edu/surveys/index.php?s=LL8TKKC8DP
Can the COVID Vaccine Affect Your Period? Some Women Say It's Changed Theirs?Here's What We Know Right Now
Women are sharing personal stories about this on social media, so we asked experts if period changes could be a side effect of vaccination.
By Korin Miller April 06, 2021
The COVID-19 vaccine can come with many (totally normal) side effects, like a fever, chills, and muscle pain. So it's only natural to wonder if it can temporarily influence other aspects of your health, like your menstrual cycle.
First, there's no reason not to get vaccinated when you have your period; neither the CDC nor the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) lists being on your period as a reason to put off the vaccine.
But in terms of how the vaccine affects menstruation in general, some women have taken to social media to talk about how they're suddenly experiencing heavier-than-normal periods after getting vaccinated.
In a lengthy Twitter thread, University of Illinois associate professor Kate Clancy, PhD, had this to say: "A colleague told me she has heard from others that their periods were heavy post-vax. I'm curious whether other menstruators have noticed changes too? I'm a week and a half out from dose 1 of Moderna, got my period maybe a day or so early, and am gushing like I'm in my 20s again."...
Study here:
https://redcap.healthinstitute.illinois.edu/surveys/index.php?s=LL8TKKC8DP