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Covid vaccines may cause period problems, experts warn

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="EPA-EFE" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/overseas/06/16/pfizer-vaccine-epa-efe-6162022.jpg"/><figcaption>A view of a Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19, in Cali, Colombia, Feb. 16, 2022. <em>Ernesto Guzman Jr, EPA-EFE</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>PARIS, France - Some Covid vaccines may cause heavy menstrual bleeding, specialists at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) warned Friday, recommending that this be added to the list of potential side-effects.</p><p>&quot;Cases of heavy menstrual bleeding have been reported after the first, second and booster doses of Comirnaty (Pfizer) and Spikevax (Moderna),&quot; said a statement from the agency, citing its drugs safety committee.</p><p>Having reviewed the data, they concluded that &quot;there is at least a reasonable possibility that the occurrence of heavy menstrual bleeding is causally associated with these vaccines&quot;.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Damir Sencar, AFP" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/06/21/20210113-coronavirus-vaccine-afp-734.jpg"/><figcaption>This picture shows a dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine, in a Red Cros medical tent in Petrinja, some 50 kilometres (31 miles) from Zagreb, on January 13, 2021, after a powerful earthquake struck Croatia on December 29, 2020. <em>Damir Sencar, AFP</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>They thus recommended that this be added to the product information of the two mRNA Covid-19 vaccines.</p><p>&quot;There is no evidence to suggest the menstrual disorders experienced by some people have any impact on reproduction and fertility,&quot; the EMA statement added.</p><p>The safety committee also stressed that &quot;the benefits of these vaccines greatly outweigh the risks&quot;.</p><p>The instances of heavy menstrual bleeding have been monitored at both national and European level since the first reports appeared among vaccinated women.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2315205" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>France&#x27;s National Medicine Safety Agency (ANSM) started interviewing women about the issue in July, passing their findings to the EMA.</p><p>So far, however, researchers have not established a causal connection beyond any doubt.</p><p>The reported issues mainly concern changes to the length and intensity of the menstrual bleeding, which are sometimes more painful.</p><p>While in most cases the symptoms experienced were &quot;not serious&quot; and transitory, some women experienced the symptoms for up to six months, the ANSM reported.</p><p>The French agency is continuing to research the issue.</p><p>ito/jj/lcm</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

Some Covid vaccines may cause heavy menstrual bleeding, specialists at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) warned Friday.