For many of us, the worldwide lockdown seems like lifetimes ago.
COVID-19 brought stress and anxiety to everyone.
Most people would agree that thepandemic significantly affected their mental health.
And while pandemic stress hit everyone, it seemed to especially hit individuals who menstruate.
Meanwhile, this was true for only 10% of men.
This influx of hormones can lead to a delayed, irregular, or missed period.
In an interview withCleveland ClinicOB-GYN Swapna Kollikonda, MD, noted, “There’s a continuum.
Lighter stress may have lesser impacts, and heavy stress may have more dramatic impacts that last longer.”
That said, it’s no surprise that so many people had their menstruation cycles thrown out of whack.
Of this sample, 33% dealt with breakthrough bleeding following their vaccination.
And I think it could just be a little bit of cellular cross-talk that is disrupting this process."
