Researchers say that informing people their periods can be impacted 'is incredibly important to make sure people are prepared and not surprised.'
When people started getting the COVID-19 vaccines last spring, some noticed an unexpected side effect — their periods were heavier, started earlier or lasted longer.
“In terms of who was more likely to see this effect in our sample … people who were Hispanic were more likely to see heavier bleeding. People who were older in the pre-menopausal group were more likely to see heavier bleeding,” Lee said. “ diagnosed with ... something like endometriosis or fibroids were more likely to see heavy bleeding.”
Postmenopausal people who experienced breakthrough bleeding tended to be younger. “That is probably because they have less time since they were menstruating,” Lee said.“We have people who don’t normally menstruate — both people on long-acting, reversible contraceptive and people on gender-affirming hormones, like testosterone — as well as post-menopausal people, all of whom can experience breakthrough bleeding,” Lee said.
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