The European Medicines Agency (EMA) reported that Covid-19 vaccines produced by Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna do not cause amenorrhea in women.
In the statement made by EMA, whose center is located in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, it was emphasized that women who had these two vaccines should not have to worry about not having a period again.
In the statement, it was stated that there was no link between vaccines and amenorrhea, according to the EMA safety committee, “The Committee concluded that there is insufficient evidence to establish a causal relationship between vaccines and amenorrhea.”
Absence of menstruation is defined as the absence of bleeding for 90 days or more.
The agency continues to investigate women who have had menstrual irregularities after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccine.
Some women complain of heavy or longer-than-normal bleeding after getting these vaccines.
According to the EMA, these complaints can have many causes, including stress or fatigue. The agency has asked vaccine manufacturers for more information on this.
The Dutch Side Effects Center (Lareb) received complaints of delays in more than 24,000 units and heavy bleeding after receiving the Covid vaccine, until the end of March.
There is no evidence that the vaccine has any effect on fertility or pregnancy. Likewise, studies on men found no effect on sperm quality.
Formerly a reproductive immunologist at Imperial College London, England, Dr. Victoria Male, in an article she wrote to the medical journal BMJ, evaluated that the body’s reaction to it, not the vaccine, may be responsible for complaints such as menstrual change or more severe menstrual cycles.