Gemma C. Sharp

Menstrual symptoms may negatively impact academic achievement, but rigorous population-based studies are lacking. 2,698 participants from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) self-reported heavy or prolonged bleeding…

BACKGROUND: Depression and anxiety during pregnancy is on the rise, thus more pregnant women are being offered antidepressants; however, uncertainties remain surrounding safety. AIM: To investigate the association between first trimester a…

BACKGROUND: Dysmenorrhoea affects many adolescents and often goes untreated for various sociocultural reasons. Dysmenorrhoea frequently co-occurs with other chronic pain conditions, and adult women with dysmenorrhoea have greater sensory se…

ObjectivesEndometriosis has physical, psychological, social, and economic impacts; however, no previous population-level research has quantified the labour market impacts of this condition in England. We linked employee pay records to censu…

Aim: Hypotheses about what phenotypes to include in causal analyses, that in turn can have clinical and policy implications, can be guided by hypothesis-free approaches leveraging the epigenome, for example.Materials & methods: Minimally ad…

Abstract Objectives Endometriosis is a chronic disease and the second most common gynaecological condition in the UK. It is characterised by the growth of endometrial tissue outside the uterus, causing varying symptoms and having far reachi…

The impact of COVID-19 on menstruation has received a high level of public and media interest. Despite this, uncertainty exists about the advice that women and people who menstruate should receive in relation to the expected impact of SARS-…

There has been increasing public concern that COVID-19 vaccination causes menstrual disturbance regarding the relative effect of vaccination compared to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Our objectives were to test potential risk factors for reporting …

Menstrual and mental health form a close relationship that is under-appreciated in scientific research, clinical practice and social policy. This association is extremely complex, involving interactions between biology, psychology and socia…

Problematic menstrual cycle features, including irregular periods, severe pain, heavy bleeding, absence of periods, frequent or infrequent cycles, and premenstrual symptoms, are experienced by high proportions of females and can have substa…

Background There has been increasing public concern that COVID-19 vaccines cause menstrual cycle disturbances, yet there is currently limited data to evaluate the impact of vaccination on menstrual health. Our objectives were (1) to evalua…