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Frontiers in Public Health
Frontiers in ReproductiveHealth
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Background: By September 2, 2021, over 30,000 COVID-19-vaccinated
females had reported menstrual changes to the MHRA’s Yellow Card
surveillance system. As a result, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is urging
researchers to investigate the COVID-19 vaccine’s eects on menstruation.
Therefore, this study was conducted to explore the menstrual changes after
COVID-19 vaccination and/or SARS-CoV-2 infection and their interrelations
with demographic, mood, and lifestyle factors in Arab women of childbearing
age (CBA).
Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted during October 2021
using an Arabic validated and self-administrated questionnaire. In total, 1,254
Women of CBA in the Arabic Population (15–50 y) with regular menstrual
cycles were randomly selected from five countries (Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Syria,
Libya, and Sudan).
Results: The mean (SD) age of the 1,254 studied females was 29.6 (8.5) years
old. In total, 634 (50%) were married, 1,104 (88.0%) had a University education
or above, 1,064 (84.4%) lived in urban areas, and 573 (45.7%) had normal body
weight. Moreover, 524 (41.8%) were COVID-19 cases and 98 women (18.7%)
reported menstrual changes (MCs). The 1,044 (83.5%) vaccinated females
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reported 418 (38.5%) MCs after being vaccinated, and these MCs resolved
in 194 women (55.1%) after more than 9 months. Statistically significant
relationships were observed between the reported MCs and the following
variables: age,marital status, level of education, nationality, residence, and BMI.
MCs were reported at 293(80.6) after the 2nd dose, and were mainly reported
after 482 (46.1) Pfizer, 254 (24.3) Astrazenica, and 92 (8.8) Senopharm.
Conclusion: MCs among women of CBA after COVID-19 infection and
vaccination are prevalent and complex problems, and hadmany determinates.
KEYWORDS
menstrual changes, mood, SARS-CoV-2 infection, COVID-19 vaccine, lifestyle,
childbearing period
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