Menstrual vulnerability to acute systemic stress: evidence from 884 women after COVID-19 infection
Xiaolin Jiang, Ruxue Han, Xin Yang · 2026
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Xiaolin Jiang, Ruxue Han, and Xin Yang survey in 2026 how women's menstrual cycles changed after COVID-19 infection. Their survey drew on 884 women who had completed at least one cycle since testing positive in early 2023. Periods respond to inflammation, hormone disruption, and psychological strain, so a major infection could plausibly disturb them. Participants compared their cycles before and after illness in an electronic questionnaire.
Three quarters of respondents reported at least one change, most often in cycle length, flow amount, or bleeding duration. Women whose cycles were already irregular before infection reported changes more often than women with regular cycles, and that link survived statistical adjustment. The authors frame menstruation as sensitive to whole-body stress, while warning that self-reported, one-time survey data can show association but not cause.
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| CREATOR | Xiaolin Jiang, Ruxue Han, Xin Yang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 27452 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |