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Volume 20, Issue 10


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Original Contribution

Evaluation of physical performance and quality of life among patients with previous kidney transplantation: A Cross-sectional study
Shami, Mohammed Adel M, Abdulrahman Mohammed Ali, Saud Mohammed Saud Aleisa, Meshari Ghali Alnefaie
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525174

Investigating the awareness of breast cancer among female pharmacy students in the Makkah region, Saudi Arabia
Jumana Sako, Ghdi Almsaoudi, Rasha AL-Malki, Raghidah Alilyyani,
Rawan Almatrafi, Raghad Almatrafi, Nouf Alwafi, Shuruq Alamer,
Rehab Almehmadi, Reem Alotaibi, Safaa Alsanosi, Alaa Falemban,
Deena Bukhary, Yosra Al-Hindi
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525175

Assessing Medical Student Basic Otolaryngology Knowledge:
A questionnaire-based Study

Yahya A. Fageeh, Mohammed A. Basurrah, Abdulaziz S. Aljuaid, Abdulmohsen H. Alghamdi, Rayan D. Alamri, Hamoud A. Alobaylan, Mujahid A. Alzahrani
[Abstract]
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.952596

Outcome of Antenatal Renal Pelvic Dilatation - Review of Cases from a Tertiary Care Center, in the Armed Forces Hospital, Southern Region, Saudi Arabia
Khalil Mahmoud, Abdullah Mohammed, Basim Qusayri, Bayan Hanif, Mohamed Ayed, Ahmad M. Elabed, Ahmed Kandeel Elhaddad
[Abstract]
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525187

Regional Covid

COVID-19 Effect on Dietary Supplements' Consumption, Prophetic Medicine Practices and Herbs Use in Saudi Arabia
Elham Abbas Aljaaly, Reem Alhijri, Lujain Al Nasser
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.952597

Self-Reported Adverse Events of COVID-19 Vaccines on Menstrual Cycles
Afaf Farouq Alzahrani, Nada Abdulfattah Abdulaal
[Abstract]
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525188

Willingness and attitudes of parents of children under the age of 12 about the COVID- 19 vaccine in Taif city
Ayman A. Atalla, Jamal Faydh, Saad Althuwaybi, Ethar Alharthi, Amani Alrumaym
[Abstract]
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525161

Population and Community Studies

Type III Supracondylar humeral fracture in children treated by 3 lateral versus 2 cross K-wire fixation, Aden, Yemen
Abdulsalam Abdullah Hadi Mohsen, Nazih Ali Abdulrahman Omer, Mustafa Kamal Mustafa, Ahmed Mohamed Albushtra
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525164

Assessment of Premarital Screening for Prospective Couples in Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia, 2021
Ayman Mohammad Aboalam, Ali A. Al-Mousa, Saad Alamri, Ossama A. Mostafa
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525190

Review Articles

High sensitivity C-reactive protein and dyslipidemia as a marker for the risk for cardiovascular disease
Arun Pandeya, Naveen Kumar Shreevastva, Lal Chandra, Vishwajeet Rohil, Prahlad Karki, Madhab Lamsal
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525180

Role of Ipratropium bromide in management of Thunderstorm asthma
Numan Ahmad, Kaleem Murtaza Buttar
[Abstract]
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525181

Subcutaneous Migration of Distal Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Catheter in Morbidly Obese Patients: Two Case reports
Sara Aljohani, Khalid Mahrous, Ahmed AlJohani, Luma Qutub,
Layan Kutub, Raghad Alhajrasi, Hussam Kutub, Abdulrahman Mohammed AlAhmadi
[Abstract]
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525183

Case Reports

A diagnostic surprise of Hodgkin's Lymphoma in a 29-year-old long distance runner
Kaleem Murtaza Buttar, Numan Ahmad
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525185

Middle age man with Gastroparesis
Babur Qayyum Khan
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525186

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October 2022 - Volume 20, Issue 10

Self-Reported Adverse Events of COVID-19 Vaccines on Menstrual Cycles

(1) Obstetrics & Gynecology Consultant, Residency Training Director, Al Kharj Armed Forces Hospital, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia
(2) Saudi Board Training Program Resident, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Al Kharj Armed Forces Hospital, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia

Corresponding Author
Dr. Afaf Farouq Alzahrani
Email: dr.alzahrani@hotmail.com

Received: August 2022 Accepted: September 2022; Published: October 1, 2022. Citation: Afaf Farouq Alzahrani, Nada Abdulfattah Abdulaal. Self-Reported Adverse Events of COVID-19 Vaccines on Menstrual Cycles. World Family Medicine. 2022; 20(10): 50-57. DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525188

Abstract


Aim of Study: To investigate the adverse events of COVID-19 vaccinations on menstrual abnormalities in women in their reproductive period.

Methods: Following a cross-sectional research design, this study included 102 women who had received the COVID-19 vaccinations. A study questionnaire adapted from the Menstruation after COVID vaccine (MECOVAC) survey was used for data collection.

Results: Almost half of participants (48%) reported the incidence of menstrual abnormalities after receiving COVID-19 vaccinations, manifested as changes in frequency, length or quantity of menstruation. Participants received one, two or three doses of either Pfizer-BioNTech or Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines. Adverse events of COVID-19 vaccines occurred mainly after the third doses of Pfizer and AstraZeneca (12.5% for both). The most frequent changes in quantity of menstrual blood among participants were variation in its quantity and having heavier menstruation (17.2% and 15.6%, respectively), which occurred after receiving the third dose of Pfizer vaccine, while menstrual blood became less among 25% of participants after receiving the third dose of AstraZeneca. Disturbance of personal life occurred in 44.9%, while 38.8% needed to visit a doctor, 26.5% underwent investigations and 32.7% took medications. Menstrual cycles of 51% returned to normal within 1-2 cycles, while those of 49% returned after more than two cycles.

Conclusions: Women who receive COVID-19 vaccinations may have menstrual abnormalities. This change mainly occurs after the third dose, regardless of the brand of received vaccine. It is recommended that women be clearly informed after vaccination of the possibility of short-term menstrual abnormality and to seek proper medical advice in such conditions. Further studies are required to investigate the possible mechanisms behind these COVID-19 vaccines’ adverse events.

Keywords: COVID-19 vaccination, adverse events, menstrual abnormality, Saudi Arabia







 


 

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