Covid vaccine and menstruation

[Anonymous]

Highly irregular period question
I got my period on time on April 5, about 2 weeks after my first vaccine dose, and had a normal 5-day period.
I got ANOTHER period on April 16 (Day 12 of my cycle), with my second dose of Moderna on the 18th. I am now on Day 6 with no signs of it stopping, meaning I have been bleeding 11 of the last 17 days.
At what point do I need to call my doctor? Is there anything she could even do to help me? I am 44 and def in perimenopause. But I can't just have my period indefinitely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Highly irregular period question
I got my period on time on April 5, about 2 weeks after my first vaccine dose, and had a normal 5-day period.
I got ANOTHER period on April 16 (Day 12 of my cycle), with my second dose of Moderna on the 18th. I am now on Day 6 with no signs of it stopping, meaning I have been bleeding 11 of the last 17 days.
At what point do I need to call my doctor? Is there anything she could even do to help me? I am 44 and def in perimenopause. But I can't just have my period indefinitely.

Doesn’t hurt to call your doctor. They might have their own threshold of when it’s appointment-worthy. I’m also 44 and I waited until 11 consecutive days of bleeding to make the call, but they couldn’t get me in for another two weeks, which was an excruciatingly long time to wait and worry. If the bleeding is or gets really heavy, you might want to look into an iron supplement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Highly irregular period question
I got my period on time on April 5, about 2 weeks after my first vaccine dose, and had a normal 5-day period.
I got ANOTHER period on April 16 (Day 12 of my cycle), with my second dose of Moderna on the 18th. I am now on Day 6 with no signs of it stopping, meaning I have been bleeding 11 of the last 17 days.
At what point do I need to call my doctor? Is there anything she could even do to help me? I am 44 and def in perimenopause. But I can't just have my period indefinitely.

This seems to be happening and it's so concerning/ Someone has been bleeding for 46 days now. It's not your period, it's abnormal uterine bleeding brought on by the vaccine. No one knows why because it's brand new.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Highly irregular period question
I got my period on time on April 5, about 2 weeks after my first vaccine dose, and had a normal 5-day period.
I got ANOTHER period on April 16 (Day 12 of my cycle), with my second dose of Moderna on the 18th. I am now on Day 6 with no signs of it stopping, meaning I have been bleeding 11 of the last 17 days.
At what point do I need to call my doctor? Is there anything she could even do to help me? I am 44 and def in perimenopause. But I can't just have my period indefinitely.

Irregularity is normal in peri menopause, but definitely call if you think something is beyond “normal irregular.” But the blood loss itself shouldn’t be a problem. The avg cycle is only about 6-8 tsp of blood loss

[Anonymous]

Do doctors have hope to stop the bleeding? This is getting more ridiculous every day to be honest. No one wants Covid, but these side effects are being accepted as normal... some people are debilitated!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Highly irregular period question
I got my period on time on April 5, about 2 weeks after my first vaccine dose, and had a normal 5-day period.
I got ANOTHER period on April 16 (Day 12 of my cycle), with my second dose of Moderna on the 18th. I am now on Day 6 with no signs of it stopping, meaning I have been bleeding 11 of the last 17 days.
At what point do I need to call my doctor? Is there anything she could even do to help me? I am 44 and def in perimenopause. But I can't just have my period indefinitely.

Irregularity is normal in peri menopause, but definitely call if you think something is beyond “normal irregular.” But the blood loss itself shouldn’t be a problem. The avg cycle is only about 6-8 tsp of blood loss

What I’m reading in a lot of the abnormal bleeding accounts (and also experienced myself) is that it is HEAVY, with lots and lots of large clots. 6-8 teaspoons, this was not. I started taking a daily iron supplement around day 10 and my hemoglobin was low when I finally got to the doc on day 26. (I’m the 47-dayer PP.)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Highly irregular period question
I got my period on time on April 5, about 2 weeks after my first vaccine dose, and had a normal 5-day period.
I got ANOTHER period on April 16 (Day 12 of my cycle), with my second dose of Moderna on the 18th. I am now on Day 6 with no signs of it stopping, meaning I have been bleeding 11 of the last 17 days.
At what point do I need to call my doctor? Is there anything she could even do to help me? I am 44 and def in perimenopause. But I can't just have my period indefinitely.

Irregularity is normal in peri menopause, but definitely call if you think something is beyond “normal irregular.” But the blood loss itself shouldn’t be a problem. The avg cycle is only about 6-8 tsp of blood loss

What I’m reading in a lot of the abnormal bleeding accounts (and also experienced myself) is that it is HEAVY, with lots and lots of large clots. 6-8 teaspoons, this was not. I started taking a daily iron supplement around day 10 and my hemoglobin was low when I finally got to the doc on day 26. (I’m the 47-dayer PP.)

Would you still get shot knowing this would happen? What is your doctor saying? Would an ablation or hysterectomy help?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Highly irregular period question
I got my period on time on April 5, about 2 weeks after my first vaccine dose, and had a normal 5-day period.
I got ANOTHER period on April 16 (Day 12 of my cycle), with my second dose of Moderna on the 18th. I am now on Day 6 with no signs of it stopping, meaning I have been bleeding 11 of the last 17 days.
At what point do I need to call my doctor? Is there anything she could even do to help me? I am 44 and def in perimenopause. But I can't just have my period indefinitely.

Irregularity is normal in peri menopause, but definitely call if you think something is beyond “normal irregular.” But the blood loss itself shouldn’t be a problem. The avg cycle is only about 6-8 tsp of blood loss

What I’m reading in a lot of the abnormal bleeding accounts (and also experienced myself) is that it is HEAVY, with lots and lots of large clots. 6-8 teaspoons, this was not. I started taking a daily iron supplement around day 10 and my hemoglobin was low when I finally got to the doc on day 26. (I’m the 47-dayer PP.)

Btw, so sorry this is happening to you! And sorry people are trying to say this is some normal thing. So bizarre.

[Anonymous]

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He also claimed that COVID would fizzle out last year and that we wouldn't see a second wave.

There is no link between blood clots and infertility at this point. Just wild speculation that one side effect must mean there are others.

You're not listening to me. I never said he said there's such a link. You were trying to discredit him, and I was just showing that he has expertise in this area despite what you say was his title at pfizer. As for his concerns about placenta formation, he made a rational case that remains to be seen over time. My daughter can wait.


I just watched a video of his and it's very interesting and logical. What's the consensus on this guy? And what does he have to gain by speaking out. He's not anti vax but he's anti vax for everyone. Also he explained in details abut the spike protein and how it something lands in the wrong spot for some unlucky people. I would post link but not sure if it's allowed so I won't

[Anonymous]

Sorry meant a video from Michael Yeadon

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Well, he was able to explain in great detail why and how the vaccine would cause anaphylaxis and blood clotting in certain people, both of which have since been confirmed and resulted in deaths; and he seems to understand the mechanism that could result in the inability to form a placenta, so I can't discount what he's saying just because snopes tells me to. Would you entrust your daughter's fertility to snopes? Who is even behind snopes?

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Anonymous wrote:Dr. Michael Yeadon (scientist and former Pfizer VP), along with a coalition of other scientists, filed legal
petitions with the FDA and EMA (European equivalent) in December urging them not to approve the vaccines until further research was done w/r/t several issues. One of the issues was how the vaccine mechanism would adversely affect a woman's ability to form and maintain a placenta. He went into detail regarding the scientific basis for his concern. While I'm not a scientist, it seemed like sound reasoning to me, but obviously his warning was not heeded by either agency. He also warned about the anaphylaxis and blood clotting issues, so it seems like he knows enough to be taken seriously at least.
Hearing all of the accounts on this thread makes me think of Dr. Yeadon's concerns because menstruation is essentially the shedding of the uterine lining (a potential placenta). It would be interesting to find out the difference between the rate of miscarriages pre-Dec2020 vs post-Dec2020.

Antivaxer rubbish.

Yeadon's title was not "chief scientist of Pfizer," "chief scientific officer of Pfizer," or "vice president of Pfizer." The division he ran had nothing to do with vaccines or infectious disease and at the time of its closure in 2011, was focused on developing compounds that targeted asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Pregnant women are being vaccinated now. If this caused problems with the placenta, we would be hearing about it now. I haven't, have you?
And I'm not discounting the menstrual cycle effects. I've had 2 Pfizer shots, and my cycles have been a little off. But to claim effects on the placenta without actual evidence is a bit too far.

I'm not "claiming" anything. I'm saying there's a reasonable doubt, and I'm not going to risk my daughter's fertility until this trial period is over and we have more data. Just going by the anecdotes on this thread and the voluminous anecdotes in VAERS, I believe my hesitancy is justified and rational.

You aren't, but you are citing someone who is.

Have you watched his videos? I would LOVE to hear from a scientist or someone along those lines who prove him wrong. He doesn't sound so off- meaning he isn't saying anything that crazy - only that high risk people should be getting the vaccine because it's higher risk than Covid. He said no kids died in the UK (out of 10 million kids there) so brought up the vaccinating kids thing...

[Anonymous]

I will bring to another thread at some point as to not muddle up this one. I have never heard of this guy until today...

[Anonymous]

I'm 53 and have been perimenopausal--with even few effects from that, just shorter 21-day cycles--for about 7 years. I'm 18 days out from J&J vaccine and on day 13 of light bleeding. It started at an irregular time in my cycle and has been going straight for 13 days. It's light and otherwise not worrisome, but I am surprised it's happening, as I wasn't entirely buying all these stories. And I didn't think J&J was implicated in it at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm 53 and have been perimenopausal--with even few effects from that, just shorter 21-day cycles--for about 7 years. I'm 18 days out from J&J vaccine and on day 13 of light bleeding. It started at an irregular time in my cycle and has been going straight for 13 days. It's light and otherwise not worrisome, but I am surprised it's happening, as I wasn't entirely buying all these stories. And I didn't think J&J was implicated in it at all.

I’m sorry you’re dealing with this. Funny how people don’t want to believe these stories until it happens to them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm 53 and have been perimenopausal--with even few effects from that, just shorter 21-day cycles--for about 7 years. I'm 18 days out from J&J vaccine and on day 13 of light bleeding. It started at an irregular time in my cycle and has been going straight for 13 days. It's light and otherwise not worrisome, but I am surprised it's happening, as I wasn't entirely buying all these stories. And I didn't think J&J was implicated in it at all.

I’m sorry you’re dealing with this. Funny how people don’t want to believe these stories until it happens to them.

The problem is, start acknowledging any issues with the vaccine and you get labeled as anti-vaxx. Plus, it's true, I had just had the J&J, so of course, want to believe it's all fine. I actually don't think they are. I wasn't going to get one at all, but succumbed to pressure from work and society at large. I am definitely going back to my original stance, and my teenage daughter will not be getting the vaccine. MMR will do just fine, thanks!