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Menstrual changes after Covid vaccines far more common than previously known

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I find it interesting that it's implied that non-white men are more considerate of women's periods:

> There are very few senior people in science and medicine who are not white men.

While this quote is likely true and uses a now common phrase of "white men" when one wants to highlight exclusionary approach, this would be better served with highlighting a more obvious group that has trouble remembering menstrual cycles: all men.

Basically, that's what they were going for but through phrase getting ingrained in the modern lingo, focus is misplaced (not by much).

I just find it funny how words can easily get a life of their own.

If this is happening in 42% of women, how could it possibly have been missed in the clinical trials?

If you keep up with the various revelations coming out about the trials it isn't surprising at all. They seem to have been deeply and fundamentally flawed to the extent that nothing they told us was true. Quite possibly due to deliberate fraud, judging from some of the events (search for details of people who died or were severely injured immediately after taking the shots yet were mysteriously not recorded as such).

From the article: Individuals who took part in Covid vaccine trials were not asked if they experienced menstrual changes.

Ah, good to know that this was the input being referenced when health authorities were issuing proclamations that there was definitely 0% chance of any impact on fertility from the mRNA vaccines.

They didn't just have a broad, open-ended "did you notice anything was off?" question?

Because doctors historically give only about 60% of a shit what happens to AFAB bodies, less if that body isn't white.

To be sure, the vax would have to be tested outside times of lockdown and (some) panic to be sure it’s the vax alone: https://health.clevelandclinic.org/can-stress-cause-you-to-s...

Given that exercise, behaviour, food distribution etc were altered particularly in 2020.

Given the general 2020 media climate of hyping any random problems which could be attributed to "the pandemic," I feel like there would be at least one article from that period mentioning that women were experiencing menstruation changes before the vaccine rollout in early 2021.

First google hit: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/coronaviru...

2020 sucked for various reasons as did parts of 2021. The unknown, wfh, breakdown of supply chains and travel, nasty business. Just saying there were all sorts of things that could be explained by nocebo as well as actual medical effects. Anti anxiety meds spiked big time: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/anti-anxiety-medication-pr...

No matter whether you believe in covid or not the world had a particularly sucky year or two that could have been a lot worse. How and where work is performed has seen significant changes. Hopefully, current generations won’t experience another one.

> the world had a particularly sucky year or two

For me it was okay. Much of the western world lived in fear, so that sucked for them.

In terms of world history, times have been worse. We aren't that special.

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