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I'm Dr. Aviva Wrong.

Have you noticed a change in your menstrual cycles this past year or lately and wondered

if it's just you?

In short, it's not.

From longer or shorter cycles to more cramps and heavy bleeding to heightened PMS symptoms,

a substantial number of women are reporting changes in their usual menstrual cycle patterns

and many are trying to understand and adapt, wondering what's causing their cycles to

suddenly take a turn for the irregular or more uncomfortable.

I'm Dr. Aviva Wrong and welcome to episode 149 of Natural MD Radio, has COVID-19 caused

a wave of pandemic period problems.

Let's dive into this unexpected side effect of pandemic life, what it means and what we

can do to keep or to get our menstrual cycles back on track.

It seems that we learned something new about how COVID-19 virus affects us every day,

but one area that's now just coming into focus is how both the pandemic and COVID infection

itself are causing menstrual cycle changes.

It all started on social media with individuals reporting menstrual cycle irregularities and

changes after having COVID-19.

As just one example, Salon Magazine profiled Alexandra Plazas Rera, a woman who got COVID-19

in March of 2020 and soon after began experiencing unexpected menstrual cycle irregularities.

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