PCOS & the vaccine

[WineGetsMeThroughIt]

Has anyone had the vaccine that also has PCOS? I've read several articles saying that women with PCOS are more likely to catch covid.

I'm super anxious and paranoid about the vaccine anyways and am still on the fence about getting it, especially since it clearly messes with women's monthly cycles. But I'm curious how the vaccine reacts with women who have PCOS

Me! I only had it last week so can’t comment on whether it has affected my cycle but felt absolutely fine afterwards, just a slightly sore arm.

I felt flu like for a few days after, I have PCOS with quite significant symptoms and am insulin resistant so higher risk for Covid. Had Covid it was a million times worse than the vaccine. It had no impact on my menstrual cycle.

I have insulin resistant PCOS and have had both doses of the vaccine. I had astra zeneca and I'm late 20s for reference. I felt flu like after the first jab, but completely fine after the 2nd and have no noticeable change to my cycle (i dont have periods anyway)

Ive never heard of this until now. I have pcos and had no reaction at all to the vaccine, had the Pfizer. Slight sore arm but that was it. No noticeable change to my cycle so far.

Yes. Apart from a sore arm / mild coldy feeling for 48 hours, no issues at all.

I have PCOS and had the Pfizer vaccine last week. Only side effect was a sore arm the day after that lasted two days. I'm on Dianette so I don't expect it to mess with my cycle (which was pretty non-existent before the pill anyway).

Oh this is reassuring. Thank you ladies. I'm so anxious about it and my husband who is anti-vax is reminding me every hour of some horror story or conspiracy theory. I'm going on a group holiday end of July with some friends and am the only one not vaccinated and am so anxious about it all

I haven’t seen any evidence to support that women with PCOS are more likely to catch covid. If you have the evidence please post as I would be interested to read it.

I have PCOS and am insulin resistant. I had my first Pfizer jab a few weeks ago and didn’t have any side effects.

@Polkadotties

I haven’t seen any evidence to support that women with PCOS are more likely to catch covid. If you have the evidence please post as I would be interested to read it.

I have PCOS and am insulin resistant. I had my first Pfizer jab a few weeks ago and didn’t have any side effects.

Here are some links:

www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/latest/2021/03/polycystic-ovary-syndrome-covid-research.aspx

bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-020-01697-5

eje.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/eje/184/5/EJE-20-1163.xml

There's loads of info. Just type in "PCOS covid" into google...

And another from a main stream news site:

www.cnn.com/2021/05/23/health/women-covid-pcos-high-risk/index.html

Sorry to butt in your thread OP, can I ask the posters who say they’re insulin resistant - did the doctor do a blood sugar test? Sorry my GP doesn’t want to do any tests even though I think I might have PCOS so I’m just trying to find out more information.

I’m sorry you’re feeling anxious OP. It is concerning when you hear that usually very regular women have delayed periods.

Wasn't aware of this.

I have and had no more symptoms than "non-pcos" sufferers.

Yes seen the evidence emerging that PCOS is a factor in more severe covid. A local public health consultant even tweeted about the risk.

Also was told I had PCOS but prob mild when younger. Had pfizer and did have a sore arm and felt a bit rubbish, but perfectly fine now and glad I did.

@PatriciaCarmichael

Sorry to butt in your thread OP, can I ask the posters who say they’re insulin resistant - did the doctor do a blood sugar test? Sorry my GP doesn’t want to do any tests even though I think I might have PCOS so I’m just trying to find out more information.

I’m sorry you’re feeling anxious OP. It is concerning when you hear that usually very regular women have delayed periods.

Hi, i had blood tests and internal and external ultrasound to diagnose mine.

Just a sore arm and tiredness for 24 hrs after the Pfizer vaccine. Didn't affect my (irregular) cycle at all.
Did get heavy and delayed menses after actual Covid though and ended up with long covid. I have read somewhere that Diabetics are at risk of getting severe covid. Maybe there's a general insulin resistance link.

@AIMummy

Just a sore arm and tiredness for 24 hrs after the Pfizer vaccine. Didn't affect my (irregular) cycle at all. Did get heavy and delayed menses after actual Covid though and ended up with long covid. I have read somewhere that Diabetics are at risk of getting severe covid. Maybe there's a general insulin resistance link.

I think that why one of the articles was saying.

I'm worried because when I was younger I used to have a problem period flooding and giant clots, and incredibly heavy periods. This side effect of late and heavy periods and flooding is really worrying me.

WineGetsMeThroughIt I've heard of more issues with menses after having actual covid on MN than with the vaccine. Tbh if PCOS women are more at risk of catching covid and complications, you're better off getting the vaccine. Time it so that you go in the latter half of your cycle so that your period is due soon anyway and less likely to be delayed/interfered with (I would have said after 'ovulation' but realise many of us don't actually ovulate everytime).

I have pcos and have had the vaccine, I’m pregnant so didn’t have any changes to cycles.

As far as I know the changes to cycles can happen, but it’s only temporary and can happen with other vaccines too.

I hadn’t heard about women with pcos being more at risk for covid, but I wonder if it’s to do with women with pcos being more likely to be overweight and have health problems like diabetes?

It must be quite difficult having an anti vax husband!!

@PatriciaCarmichael sadly I found this too with gps- they seem to just want to put you on the pill and don’t care that you might actually want a diagnosis!

I had to really push to have an internal scan to check my ovaries. Pcos can be diagnosed if you have 2 of the below 3 symptoms:

Cysts on the ovaries
Elevated ‘male’ hormones in a blood test
Acne or excessive hair / hair loss

I was eventually scanned and they did find some cysts on my ovaries, and I also have issues with acne and body hair (controlled really well with the pill). I also have hair loss

I ended up paying for a private endocrinologist in the end when I came off the pill and my periods didn’t come back for a year, and I was suffering with acne, excess hair and hair loss again. He put me on Spironalactone and metformin which worked and my periods came back regular as well as reducing my acne and hair issues.

We then wanted to get pregnant so I came off the spironalactone but have stayed on the metformin ever since. It’s safe to have through pregnancy too. It’s a diabetes medicine and helps regulate blood sugar. It seems to work for me so I guess I must have some insulin resistance.

Xxx

I have PCOS and have had a first dose of Pfizer. I had a sore arm and a headache for a couple of days but that was it. No noticeable impact on my menstrual cycle but it’s irregular anyway!

@PatriciaCarmichael also I should say that paying £200 for the endocrinologist was the best money I’ve ever spent. I’ve even emailed him a few times with questions after my miscarriage and when I got pregnant again, he was really supportive and helpful.

Get the vax.
Ive had probable covid last apr.
Pcos and asthma bmi only 25. Was.ok to start but then had breathing issue and still have long term issues but not breathing. Ive had insulin resistance for years.

I think its the testosterone and insulin issues.

@Cafeaulait27 thank you so much for replying, it’s really helpful. Yes or only if I wanted to get pregnant would they offer anything to help. Out of interest what pill were you on originally?

@PatriciaCarmichael that was the same with me, I got referred for fertility treatment and was about to start clomid but then got pregnant naturally. I’m of the opinion that rather than rushing straight for clomid, if they put more pcos women on metformin to regulate their periods they would in a lot of cases get pregnant without any extra help (but what do I know!)

I was on Dianette for a long time, then Yasmin. They do work a treat if you don’t want to get pregnant yet!