COVID-19 vaccination and changes in the menstrual cycle among vaccinated persons.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the characteristics of people who experience changes to their menstrual cycle after COVID-19 vaccination.

Design

Longitudinal study.

Patient(s)

We recruited a volunteer sample with and without a history of SARS-CoV-2 infection who enrolled in the Arizona COVID-19 Cohort (CoVHORT) study and participated in a reproductive sub-cohort who were pre-menopausal, not pregnant, and had received a COVID-19 vaccine in 2021 (n = 545).

Exposure(s)

Demographic and reproductive characteristics were collected via self-reports.

Main outcome measure(s)

Information on self-reported changes in the menstrual cycle after COVID-19 vaccination was collected from May 2021 to December 2021. We looked at demographic and reproductive characteristics as predict

SUBMITTER: Farland LV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9758067 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature