Table 2. History of COVID-19 vaccine uptake and menstrual disturbance among the participants (n=673).
Frequency | Percentage | ||
Number of doses | Two | 158 | 23.5 |
Three | 515 | 76.5 | |
First vaccine dose | Pfizer-BioNTech | 510 | 75.8 |
Oxford-AstraZeneca | 155 | 23.0 | |
Moderna | 8 | 1.2 | |
Menstrual changes after the first dose | No | 364 | 54.1 |
Yes* | 309 | 45.9 | |
Increase in menstrual cycle length | 82 | 12.2 | |
Decrease in menstrual cycle length | 94 | 14.0 | |
More pain | 154 | 22.9 | |
Increase in amount | 96 | 14.3 | |
Decrease in amount | 29 | 4.3 | |
Intermenstrual bleeding | 91 | 13.5 | |
Duration between the first dose and the booster | Less than one month | 109 | 16.2 |
1-2 months | 158 | 23.5 | |
≥3 months | 406 | 60.3 | |
Second vaccine dose | Pfizer-BioNTech | 500 | 74.3 |
Oxford-AstraZeneca | 147 | 21.8 | |
Moderna | 26 | 3.9 | |
Menstrual changes after the second dose | No | 385 | 57.2 |
Yes* | 288 | 42.8 | |
Increase in menstrual cycle length | 79 | 11.7 | |
Decrease in menstrual cycle length | 72 | 10.7 | |
More pain | 144 | 21.4 | |
Increase in amount | 81 | 12.0 | |
Decrease in amount | 27 | 4.0 | |
Intermenstrual bleeding | 84 | 12.5 | |
Duration of changes in the cycles after COVID-19 vaccine (one dose or both doses) (n=303) | Less than one month | 129 | 42.5 |
1-2 months | 92 | 30.4 | |
≥3 months | 82 | 27.1 |