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Worse Pain After COVID Vaccine?
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Has anyone else had a flair of symptoms after getting innoculated against COVID? I absolutely support vaccinations, COVID is a terrible disease and I'm so grateful I was spared having to have it. But I'd been virtually endo symptom free since starting active-pill-only birth control a year ago. Then all of a sudden my symptoms have flaired in the last two months. After reading reports of women getting heavier than usual periods after getting vaccinated, I realized my flair ups followed my… read more

posted June 20, 2021
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A MyEndometriosisTeam Member

I had the worst flair of my life that started the night I got the 2nd dose of the vaccine. It lasted 29 days. I support getting the vaccine and glad that I did, but I was not prepared for it.

posted June 21, 2021
A MyEndometriosisTeam Member

I am fully vaccinated as of May and I have noticed that my flow was a bit heavier than usual. 🤨 Although no pain or nausea this time, overall menstration has been a breeze so far for me. Usually on a scale from 1 to 10, I'm usually a 10 but this month, pain and nausea fell to a 2!

posted June 21, 2021
A MyEndometriosisTeam Member

This was one of my concerns. I haven't had the vaccine yet but am very worried it will make things worse as they are already unbearable after 4 lap scopes over the years.

posted June 21, 2021
A MyEndometriosisTeam Member

No flares of pain or other endo symptoms beuond my usual, it just really changed the timing of all cycles following it (intervals between longer some months, shorter others), such that now I'm always surprised by my periods arrival. Hoping it'll settle back in a few months. My sisters who don't have endo (or at least aren't diagnosed) have said their periods are heavier since vaccination.

posted June 22, 2021

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