Covid-19 has impact on menstrual cycle: Survey

HYDERABAD: Covid-19 related stress has led to menstrual irregularities among many women across the city. On the occasion of Menstrual Hygiene Day 2021 on Friday, gynecologists said that Covid-19 has increased anxiety and stress levels, which could be a possible reason for gap between two menstrual periods in many women.
A survey by PAN Health Initiative, a hygiene company, too, indicates that 41.4% surveyed women had irregular gap in menstrual periods due to Covid-19 related stress. Nearly 5,000 women in the age group of 18 to 35 years from Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Kolkata were surveyed.
“This is startling, because only 13.7% women in the survey said they were infected with Covid-19,” stated the Everteen menstrual hygiene survey 2021, ongoing since 2014.