TY - JOUR
T1 - The association of three doses of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine with abnormal bleeding and an irregular menstrual cycle among premenopausal females
T2 - A single institute observation study
AU - Namiki, Takahiro
AU - Komine-Aizawa, Shihoko
AU - Takada, Kazuhide
AU - Takano, Chika
AU - Trinh, Quang Duy
AU - Hayakawa, Satoshi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
PY - 2022/11
Y1 - 2022/11
N2 - Background: The COVID-19 vaccine is effective in preventing severe cases of COVID-19. For women, gynecological adverse events, such as menstrual irregularities and irregular bleeding, could be a concern after COVID-19 vaccination. In this study, we investigated gynecological adverse events in the vaccinated Japanese female population. Methods: We conducted a survey-based study with health-care workers, including medical doctors and nurses, medical coworkers, and medical university faculty, staff, and students, at a single medical school and affiliated hospital in Japan. We used McNemar's test and network analysis. Results: Overall, we obtained 819 responses, and 424 were from females. After the exclusion of contradictory answers, 309 surveys were finally considered appropriate for the analysis. The frequencies of abnormal bleeding were 0.6%, 1.0%, and 3.0% for the first, second, and third doses, respectively. An irregular menstrual cycle was more common than abnormal bleeding: 1.9%, 4.9%, and 6.6% for the first, second, and third doses, respectively. Network analysis revealed that abnormal bleeding and an irregular menstrual cycle were not associated with other adverse reactions. Conclusion: The present study showed that the effects of COVID-19 vaccination on menstruation seem limited.
AB - Background: The COVID-19 vaccine is effective in preventing severe cases of COVID-19. For women, gynecological adverse events, such as menstrual irregularities and irregular bleeding, could be a concern after COVID-19 vaccination. In this study, we investigated gynecological adverse events in the vaccinated Japanese female population. Methods: We conducted a survey-based study with health-care workers, including medical doctors and nurses, medical coworkers, and medical university faculty, staff, and students, at a single medical school and affiliated hospital in Japan. We used McNemar's test and network analysis. Results: Overall, we obtained 819 responses, and 424 were from females. After the exclusion of contradictory answers, 309 surveys were finally considered appropriate for the analysis. The frequencies of abnormal bleeding were 0.6%, 1.0%, and 3.0% for the first, second, and third doses, respectively. An irregular menstrual cycle was more common than abnormal bleeding: 1.9%, 4.9%, and 6.6% for the first, second, and third doses, respectively. Network analysis revealed that abnormal bleeding and an irregular menstrual cycle were not associated with other adverse reactions. Conclusion: The present study showed that the effects of COVID-19 vaccination on menstruation seem limited.
KW - COVID-19 vaccination
KW - adverse effect
KW - menstrual abnormality
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U2 - 10.1111/jog.15400
DO - 10.1111/jog.15400
M3 - Article
C2 - 36319205
AN - SCOPUS:85135970069
SN - 1341-8076
VL - 48
SP - 2903
EP - 2910
JO - Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research
JF - Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research
IS - 11
ER -