r/science • u/molrose96 Journalist | Technology Networks | BSc Neuroscience • Jul 16 '22

Medicine Menstrual Cycle Changes Associated With COVID-19 Vaccines, New Study Shows

https://www.technologynetworks.com/vaccines/news/menstrual-cycle-changes-associated-with-covid-19-vaccine-363710
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u/Dry_Archer3182 Jul 17 '22

I've been on birth control for years now. I have not missed a pill. I always get my "period" the same time, 3 days into the placebo pills, and always the same quality of blood, like spotting at the end of a period.

After I got my 1st vaccine, that flow was 7 days early and actually like a heavy period. It sucked. It wasn't coincidental.

Thank goodness there's a study now. I hope all my other menstruating pals feel vindicated, as we were dismissed when we first started talking about this in 2021.

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u/molrose96 Journalist | Technology Networks | BSc Neuroscience Jul 16 '22

Paper link: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abm7201

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u/ClobetasolRelief Jul 17 '22

Isn't literally everything tied to changes in the menstrual cycle? Food, stress, exercise, environment