Mumbai: There are movements that are developing throughout the world to study the possibility of the relationship between Covid vaccination and temporary changes – although in the menstrual cycle of women.
While 30,000 women in the UK have reported to the authorities of changes in periods or unexpected vaginal bleeding after taking vaccines, Harvard Medical School and Johns Hopkins University are among the five US institutions that will soon begin their studies into the link.
In India, discussions so far are limited to whether women must take shots during their period, with Fogsi (Federation of Community Gynecology and Gynecology) who issued a statement in April, there is no physiological, endocrine or immunological basis that affects vaccination based on the day of menstrual cycles “At present, there is no vaccine that mentions irregular periods between side effects, but globally appears as an important rights problem.
The New York Times quoted Dr.
Hugh Taylor from the Yale School of Medicine said,” This is an important problem and ignored .
“In Mumbai too, the patient has spoken with their doctors about the changes that settled after one cycle.
Gynecologist Dr.
Kiran Coelho said 50% of his patients who had taken vaccines have complained of irregular periods.
But he said,” The majority of my patients.
Having some irregularities in menstruation since the Covid pandemic begins.
This is the overall stress that affects ovulation and periods.
“Dr.
Reena Wani, attached to the Cooper BMC-Run Hospital, Andheri, said there was no scientific data that had not proven the link.” More than 1 lakh people have been vaccinated in our hospital since January 16, and no complaints.
“At BMJ , Dr.
Victoria Male from Imperial College London said “An important lesson” is the effect of medical intervention in menstruation should not be a reflection in future research.