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Dr Odile Bagot (Gynecologist-obstetrician)
Different effects of vaccination on the cycle have already been identified with the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products (ANSM). But is early menopause one of them? And should we fear it? Update with Dr. Odile Bagot, gynecologist and member of the Doctissimo expert committee.
At a time when many women are worried about a link between vaccination against covid and disruption of their menstrual cycle (many reports have been made in this regard), a 23-year-old young woman announced on July 5 on social networks to have been diagnosed with an early menopause after a second vaccine injection in August 2021. A disorder associated with “a hemorrhagic flow” and “possible fertility problems” according to her comments, collected by the newspaper 20 minutes. An announcement that raises questions.
Adverse effects under study
To date, there is no longer any question of doubting the possible and undesirable effects of injections against covid, on the menstrual cycle: more than 11,000 reports have been recorded by the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and health products. “These identified effects generally evoke transient cycle disorders over a few months according to the CGNOFrecalls Dr. Odile Bagot, gynecologist, questioned on the subject. They concern delays or absence of menstruation, or on the contrary abnormal bleeding, more or less abundant” she points.
The most surprising being precisely menopausal women who would see the appearance of new bleeding. “On the other hand, to my knowledge, there have been no serious consequences noted since these reports.” assures the gynecologist.
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Early menopause and injection: a link that is difficult to identify
Regarding this specific report of early menopause, the gynecologist wants to be more cautious, however: “It is still difficult to confirm a causal link here. Not only because a diagnosis of early menopause arises after a whole year without a period, but there is not that hindsight here. Moreover, it is impossible to make a strong correlation on these vaccination statistics because other elements always intervene in the life and the cycle of a woman: physical disorders, psychological causes… How to know if the vaccine is “the ” cause of a disturbance” she recalls.
A vision shared by Doctor Geoffroy Robin, secretary general of the CNGOF who, questioned by the newspaper 20 minutessaid for his part:This is a fortuitous association.”. According to him, the patient was perhaps predisposed to develop premature ovarian failure, and the disease could have declared itself at the same time.
It should be remembered that, to advance in studies on the subject, the ANSM invites all women who identify an adverse effect to declare it on the dedicated site.