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nitpicker

(7,153 posts)
Thu Sep 16, 2021, 10:44 AM Sep 2021

Call for investigation of menstrual changes after Covid jabs

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-58573593

Call for investigation of menstrual changes after Covid jabs

Changes to periods and unexpected vaginal bleeding after having a Covid vaccine should be investigated to reassure women, says a leading immunologist specialising in fertility.
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There is no evidence they have any impact on pregnancy or fertility.

The UK's regulator has received more than 30,000 reports of period problems.

These suspected side-effects include heavier than usual periods, delayed periods and unexpected bleeding after all three Covid vaccines, out of more than 47 million doses given to women in the UK to date.
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JohnSJ

(92,055 posts)
1. What a misleading BBC headline, instead of representing what they are finding which is no linkage
Thu Sep 16, 2021, 10:49 AM
Sep 2021

"After reviewing the reports, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) says it "does not support a link" between Covid vaccines and the symptoms.

Menstrual disorders are extremely common, can be caused by many different things, and the numbers of women affected are low, it says.

Period changes have also been reported by some women after infection with the virus itself, and with long Covid."

Fullduplexxx

(7,839 posts)
2. It also happened after eating maybe that's it or maybe it's showering cause I'm sure they've done
Thu Sep 16, 2021, 11:04 AM
Sep 2021

That or...

Bev54

(10,028 posts)
3. FFS any menstruating woman or one who has in the past knows
Thu Sep 16, 2021, 12:28 PM
Sep 2021

if you are not on the pill to regulate then periods are not necessarily regular and it has nothing to do with anything but nature, in most cases.

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