Could the Covid-19 vaccines impact your menstrual cycle?:

As Covid jabs continue to roll out, a growing number of women are reporting menstrual cycle changes following vaccination.

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As Covid-19 vaccines continue to roll out around the world, a growing number of women have reported small changes in their menstrual cycle following vaccination.

A sore arm, headache, and feeling tired, achy or sick are among the typical post-jab side effects people have been warned to look out for – but not period irregularities.

Yet at least 6000 women in the US have reported that their periods have come earlier than usual, felt heavier or just appeared irregular. In Britain, there’s almost six times as many, with 35,000 women experiencing menstrual changes.

Despite anecdotal reports, though, there is no scientific evidence that links the irregularities to the coronavirus vaccines.

“There is no link between the Covid-19 vaccines and changes in women’s menstrual cycles,” a spokeswoman for Australia’s Department of Health told news.com.au in a statement.

“The TGA has conducted a review into Covid-19 vaccines and menstrual disorders in response to increased reporting of these events in Australia and internationally.”

While there isn’t any proven link, Imperial College London lecturer in reproductive immunology Victoria Male has said the irregularities should be further investigated.

In a piece this week for The British Medical Journal, Dr Male wrote that “primary care clinicians and those working in reproductive health are increasingly approached by people who have experienced [changes to periods and unexpected vaginal bleeding] shortly after vaccination”.

“Most people who report a change to their period after vaccination find that it returns to normal the following cycle and, importantly, there is no evidence that Covid-19 vaccination adversely affects fertility,” she added…...more here

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