The effect of COVID-19 vaccinations on menstrual cycle and serum anti-Mullerian hormone levels in reproductive age women

The aim of this prospective cohort study was to investigate the effect of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccinations on menstrual cycle and ovarian reserve in reproductive aged-women. Health care providers (n = 258) vaccinated with inactivated (CoronaVac) and mRNA based (Pfizer-BioNTech®) COVID-19 vaccines were included. All subjects completed a gynaecological and menstrual history questionnaire and Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) levels were measured in serum samples collected before first vaccination and at 1st, 3rd, 6th and 9th months. The prevalence of new-onset menstrual dysregulation following vaccination was 20.6% and it was statistically significant compared to baseline (p = 0.001). Menstrual pattern turned back to normal in 59.6% of vaccinated women. Serum AMH levels gradually decreased until 6th month of follow-up compared to baseline (p < 0.001). A significant increase in serum AMH level was observed at 9th month of follow-up compared to 6th month follow-up levels (p < 0.001). The decrease in serum AMH level was statistically significant regardless of serum anti SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels, subgroups of age, occupation, menstrual dysregulation following vaccination and presence of gynaecological diseases. In conclusion, vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 causes a transient decrease on serum AMH levels and moderate irregularities in menstrual pattern increasing with age and is mostly reversible.

Errataetall:

CommentIn: Hum Fertil (Camb). 2023 Feb;26(1):186. - PMID 37102569

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:26

Enthalten in:

Human fertility (Cambridge, England) - 26(2023), 1 vom: 04. Feb., Seite 153-161

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hasdemir, Pinar Solmaz [VerfasserIn]
Senol Akar, Sebnem [VerfasserIn]
Goker, Asli [VerfasserIn]
Kosova, Funda [VerfasserIn]
Ucar, Duygu [VerfasserIn]
Ozalp Ates, Funda Seher [VerfasserIn]
Akcali, Sinem [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

80497-65-0
Anti-Mullerian Hormone
Anti-mullerian hormone
COVID-19 Vaccines
COVID-19 vaccine
Journal Article
Menstrual cycle
Pfizer-biontech
Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine
Sinovac-coronavac

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 02.06.2023

Date Revised 06.09.2023

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Hum Fertil (Camb). 2023 Feb;26(1):186. - PMID 37102569

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/14647273.2023.2181710

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM354249630