[quote listsandbudgets]On a related issue I've just been confronted with this on my twitter feed.
"People are reporting heavier periods as possible side effect covid vaccine"
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The linked Metro article by Laura Abernethy is a very good illustration how increasing numbers of women collude with and contribute to the erasure of the word woman.
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People are reporting heavier periods
some people saying they’ve noticed their period has got heavier after getting the vaccine.
They both noticed that their period had come earlier than usual, and Katherine spoke to other friends and family members as they got vaccinated, with a few more noting changes to their periods.
‘A colleague told me she has heard from others that their periods were heavy post-vax. I’m curious whether other menstruators have noticed changes too?
Since then, other people have shared their own experiences, with some saying they were having a period for the first time in years, and others saying their first period after the vaccine was so heavy, they had to call 111
From there, Katherine and Kate decided to launch a formal study to collect experiences of having a period after getting vaccinated
At least 32 people (out of around 56,000) have reported changes to their periods
Dr Elise Dallas, at GP at Babylon, says: ‘There is currently research going on about if the vaccine impact on periods
we have always known that stress, poor sleep, exercise, and some medications, can impact the menstrual cycle
Its only when ’ Dr Ashfaq Khan (consultant obstetrician & gynaecologist, Harley Street Gynaecology) is quoted at the end of the article that women are acknowledged as being the specific group of people affected.
He tells Metro.co.uk: ‘Some women have reported ...
Ashfaq points to a study, which found that around 20 to 25% of the 177 women of childbearing age who provided menstrual data
metro.co.uk/2021/04/14/people-are-reporting-heavier-periods-as-side-effect-of-covid-vaccine-14407652/