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Gynaecologists, Obstetrics & women that have recovered from COVID-19 By Dr Sumaiya Shaikh

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TW & thread: COVID-19, menstruation & depression Gynaecologists, Obstetrics & women that have recovered from COVID-19: (Or keen beaners of Covid-19) Women, How were your menstrual cycles post COVID-19 recovery? Want to know what may have happened? So we know that SARS-COV2 affects a lot of organs in the body apart from the respiratory system. They infection is systemic after a point and the virus is found in many areas of the body including the brain, liver, gut, & the reproductive organs. But once the recovery is over. What do we know about the after effects? A lot of people have reported generalised fatigue several weeks (6-7 or more) post recovery. Not just physical but mental fatigue. And that conversation about depression I had with  @dhruv_rathee   was never so timely. Everything hurts. And there is no motivation to do the most important things to survive. Feeling worthless, loss of appetite, unable to work, focus, exercise & much more. For some...