Higher perceived stress during the COVID-19 pandemic increased menstrual dysregulation and menopause symptoms.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The increased stress the world experienced with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic affected mental health, disproportionately affecting females. However, how perceived stress in the first year affected menstrual and menopausal symptoms has not yet been investigated.

Objectives

This study evaluates the effect that the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic had on female reproductive and mental health.

Methods

Residents in British Columbia, Canada, were surveyed online as part of the COVID-19 Rapid Evidence Study of a Provincial Population-Based Cohort for Gender and Sex. A subgroup of participants (n = 4171), who were assigned female sex at birth (age 25-69 years) and were surveyed within the first 6-12 months of the pandemic (August 2020-February 2021

SUBMITTER: Garcia de Leon R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10515540 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature