MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis OBGYN said there’s probably no connection between the COVID vaccine and women who are concerned about changes to their menstrual cycle.
This conversation went viral after an associate professor from the University of Illinois shared her experience on Twitter, saying she had a heavier period after her first dose.
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Dr. William Kutteh is an OBGYN at Baptist Hospital and a fertility specialist.
He doesn’t believe the two are connected and said a woman is more likely to experience changes in her period if she’s stressed or really sick.
“There is no even theoretical, that I can think of, reason that the COVID vaccine would, some people say have heavier periods, some people are saying I haven’t had a period and it started my cycle,” said Kutteh.
Kutteh is an OBGYN with more than three decades of medical experience.
He’s seen stories online from women who experienced changes to their menstrual cycle like periods arriving early and heavy or women in menopause suddenly getting a period again.
However, he wanted to emphasize: there is no official research on this.
“My guess is if you took a careful history of those patients and what their normal menstrual cycles were that you might find they were not exactly regular clockwork cycles and this was a coincidence,” said Dr. Kutteh.
Kutteh said a study needs to look into factors like if a woman is on birth control, her age, weight and her history of menstrual cycles.
“These are all factors that need to be taken into consideration before you could say oh gosh yes this is a problem or no this isn’t a problem,” said Dr. Kutteh.
He said a woman is more likely to experience changes in her cycle if she stressed or extremely sick.
“We know that women who are severely ill will stop having periods in some cases, will have additional periods in some cases, in some cases will have prolonged periods in some cases,” said Dr. Kutteh.
Overall, he’s concerned these conversations will scare women away from getting the vaccine.
He said studies need to be done before a conclusion can be made
“I hope if there are women who heard this they will not use it as an excuse not to get the vaccine and that’s what we are seeing,” he said.
Dr. Kutteh said a woman should call her doctor if she is in menopause and for some reason gets her period after getting the vaccine.
Again, Kutteh emphasized other factors could cause this to happen that are not related to the vaccine.
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