Does COVID-19 Vaccination Disturb Menstrual Cycling?

Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines have been reported to have a short-term effect on the menstrual cycle, delaying the onset of the next menses. However, the analytical methods that have been used to study this are subject to a statistical phenomenon called “length-biased sampling...

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Published inAmerican journal of epidemiology Vol. 192; no. 6; pp. 849 - 850
Main Author Weinberg, Clarice R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Oxford University Press 02.06.2023
Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
Subjects
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - prevention & control
COVID-19 Vaccines
Female
Humans
Menstrual Cycle
Menstruation
Time Factors
Vaccination
Viral diseases
COVID-19
length bias
vaccination
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ISSN0002-9262
1476-6256
1476-6256
DOI10.1093/aje/kwad039

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Summary:Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines have been reported to have a short-term effect on the menstrual cycle, delaying the onset of the next menses. However, the analytical methods that have been used to study this are subject to a statistical phenomenon called “length-biased sampling” that calls the results into question. Those data are important and should be reanalyzed in an unbiased way.
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ISSN:0002-9262
1476-6256
1476-6256
DOI:10.1093/aje/kwad039