The stress generated by confinement during the pandemic of the covid-19 altered women’s menstruation. This is confirmed by the results of the study ‘Effects of confinement by he SARS-Covid-19 on the menstrual pattern’, advanced by ‘The NewspaperThe research, consulted by the ACN agency, concludes that changes in the emotional state derived from the stress generated by being locked up at home had a “significant” influence on menstrual disorders during confinement. On the contrary, the duration and intensity of isolation or exposure to the disease did not. The study is led by two gynecologists from the Hospital Saint Paul and is based on almost 5,000 valid responses from women aged 15 to 55 out of a total of 6,449 responses.
The information was obtained through a survey via WhatsApp conducted between March 14 and May 2, 2020 to women menstruating and women who had been infected with the virus were excluded. covid-19The analysis of menstrual changes analyzed is also limited to the responses of women who did not use hormonal contraception, since this regulates the cycle.
Once the responses were analyzed, the doctors saw that the women who were most stressed during confinement were those who experienced the most changes in their cycle, such as the absence or delay of menstruation or heavy bleeding. In total, the study received 6,499 surveys, and 4,989 were valid for the final analysis. QdV The quality of life associated with menstruation worsened in 19% of women, did not change in 71.7%, and improved in 1.6%. For 50.1% of women, the overall quality of life worsened during confinement; in 41.3% it remained the same and in 8.7% it improved.
The survey results show, according to the research, that menstrual changes related to the stressors of confinement and the pandemic were “few but relevant.” In addition, it is noted that there is a “significant” relationship between the intensity of psychological deterioration and the incidence of menstrual changes.
Influence of the timing of vaccination
Another study, also collected by ‘El Newspaper‘, shows the association between the phases of the menstrual cycle at the time of vaccination and changes in cycle length. According to this study, vaccination during the luteal phase (phase between ovulation and the next menstruation) would have a protective effect on the vaccine of the covid-19compared to the vaccine during the follicular phase (the preovulatorywhich is understood to be between the first day of menstruation and ovulation). Therefore, the authors suggest that the phase of the menstrual cycle be considered when designing future vaccination policies and recommend doing so in the luteal phase.
