Womens Wellness
Irregular periods? Covid-19 pandemic stress might be the reason!
Irregular periods bothering you? Well, the reason could be Covid-19 pandemic stress. A Northwestern Medicine study has found that increased stress during the COVID-19 pandemic has caused women and people who menstruate to experience irregularities in their menstrual cycle.
The findings of the study were published in the ‘Journal of Women’s Health’.
The study surveyed more than 200 women and people who menstruate in the United States between July and August 2020 in order to better understand how stress during the pandemic influenced their menstrual cycles.
More than half (54 per cent) of the individuals in the study experienced changes in their menstrual cycle following the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020.
The study found that the individuals who experienced higher levels of stress during the COVID-19 pandemic were more likely to experience heavier menstrual bleeding and a longer duration of their period, compared to individuals with moderate stress levels.