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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
PA Reporter

Researchers find link between Covid and longer, heavier periods

New research suggests that women suffering from long Covid experience longer, heavier periods compared to those who were never infected with the virus.

Scientists from the universities of Edinburgh, Oxford and Montpellier found that the severity of long Covid symptoms fluctuates at different points in the menstrual cycle, typically worsening as each period approaches.

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