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MENSTRUAL PATTERN CHANGES AMONG WOMEN DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN IBADAN, A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
F M Akinlusi1, R A Abdus-Salam2, Y Bello3
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lagos State University, College of Medicine/Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria.
Annals of Ibadan Postgraduate Medicine
|July 25, 2026
Summary
The COVID-19 pandemic lockdown was associated with menstrual pattern changes in women. However, SARS-CoV-2 infection did not significantly increase the risk of these menstrual irregularities.
Area of Science:
- Reproductive Health
- Infectious Diseases
- Epidemiology
Background:
- The COVID-19 pandemic caused widespread stress, potentially impacting the reproductive endocrine system.
- Stress is known to affect the hypothalamus-pituitary-ovarian axis, which regulates the menstrual cycle.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the impact of COVID-19 infection and pandemic lockdowns on women's menstrual patterns.
- To determine if SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with changes in menstrual cycles.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional study involving 218 women exposed to COVID-19.
- Data collected via questionnaires on socio-demographics, COVID-19 exposure, and menstrual patterns.
- Statistical analysis using STATA, comparing menstrual patterns between infected and non-infected groups.
Main Results:
- 21.4% of respondents reported changes in their menstrual patterns during the lockdown.
- COVID-19 infection was not significantly associated with increased odds of menstrual pattern changes (aOR = 1.71).
- Menstrual irregularities were more common at the extremes of reproductive age, both before and during the pandemic.
Conclusions:
- Menstrual pattern changes were common during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.
- SARS-CoV-2 infection was not found to be a significant factor in menstrual pattern changes during the pandemic.
- Irregularities remain prevalent in early and late reproductive years, independent of COVID-19 infection.
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