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People Are Sharing Abnormal Period Stories After the COVID-19 Vaccine Is There a Link?
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Editor s Note: We at POPSUGAR recognize that people of many genders and identities have vaginas and uteruses and experience periods, not just those who are women. For this particular story, we referenced experts who generally referred to people with vaginas and uteruses as women.
You might be prepared for fever, fatigue, or muscle aches after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, but what about changes in your period? That s the unexpected side effect many people are reporting on Twitter, with complaints including heavier-than-normal flow or having a period for the first time in years. I m a week and a half out from dose 1 of Moderna, got my period maybe a day or so early, and am gushing like I m in my 20s again, tweeted Kate Clancy, PhD, an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Illinois, in a thread that quickly attracted other post-vaccine period stories.
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Having an irritated vulva is, at best, distracting. At worst, it can be really painful not to mention confusing. Like, what’s going on with your vulva to make this happen? Is there some cosmic reason you’re suddenly dealing with vulvar irritation?
But first, a quick anatomy lesson: People tend to use the word
vagina to describe everything down there, but there’s a difference between your actual
vagina and other parts, like your vulva. Your vagina is the internal tube-like structure that goes from your uterus to the outside of your body. Your vulva is your