Shortly after the onset of the corona pandemic and vaccination campaigns, reports of menstrual cycle changes and disruptions following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination or infection were distributed via social media. Studies have shown slightly prolonged menstrual cycles following COVID-19 vaccination in the immediate postvaccination cycle. The mild cycle changes sometimes observed after COVID-19 infections were transient and reversible. A COVID-19 infection or vaccination does not appear to have any short-term negative effects on the ovarian reserve and sex hormones. Acute stress-induced ovarian suppression is plausible but in the vast majority of cases is short-lived and reversible. According to study data, pregnancy rates after spontaneous conception or in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment showed no changes after a COVID-19 infection or vaccination. In Germany, there was a temporary increase in birth rates in 2021; however, the "corona baby boom" did not last.     «

Shortly after the onset of the corona pandemic and vaccination campaigns, reports of menstrual cycle changes and disruptions following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination or infection were distributed via social media. Studies have shown slightly prolonged menstrual cycles following COVID-19 vaccination in the immediate postvaccination cycle. The mild cycle changes sometimes observed after COVID-19 infections were transient and reversible. A COVID-19 infection or vaccination does not...     »