Borahay Lab

We are working on three projects to understand the effect of COVID-19 vaccine on the menstrual cycle. These projects are funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH).

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Prospective data collection:​

• Enrolling participants who will receive the COVID-19 vaccine for the first time or the COVID-19 booster vaccine

• Information regarding the menstrual cycle, stress levels, and hormonal treatment before and after the vaccination will be collected

• Participants must be between the ages 18-55 and have had at least one menstrual cycle in the past 12 months

• Details: www.covidmenses.org. If you are considering enrollment, please sign up on the website.

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Cellular studies:

• Enrolling participants who will receive the COVID-19 vaccine for the first time or the COVID-19 booster vaccine

• Menstrual effluent (product) will be collected at Johns Hopkins University from one cycle before and after the vaccination to check chemokine and cytokine levels as well as the immune profile of the menstrual effluent 

• Information regarding the menstrual cycle, stress levels, and hormonal treatment before and after the vaccination will be collected 

• Participants must be between the ages 18-55 and have had at least one menstrual cycle in the past 12 months

• Details: www.covidmenses.org. If you are considering enrollment, please sign up on the website.

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Large data set analysis:

• Using a popular period tracking application to compare the menstrual cycles of users before and after they received the COVID-19 vaccine