A thread for anyone who has ever menstruated and is now in Perimenopause. Anti-vaxxers: fuck off.

Today is 3wks since I got my 2nd #COVID19 vaccine shot. I was so excited to get vaccinated, I dressed in sparkles! I hope everyone around the world gets vaccines soon. W/ @rerutled Robert wearing a brocade pa...
I had AstraZeneca/Pfizer and knew the side effects would be a bit rough.

About 2 weeks after my 2nd shot I started menstruating heavily. I hadn’t had a period since Oct. 2020.
#CovidVaccine
I’ve read up and I know it could be the impact of the hormonal shifts of perimenopause or it could be post-vaccine side effect. Doctors are unsure.

They think it could be a response of the immune system behaving as it should post-vaccine. The uterus is part of the immune system
I’m sharing this in solidarity w/fellow menstruators.

I was counting down the days till October so that I could be 12 months period-free & finally over this Perimenopause business!

But here I am. 💜✊🏽❤️

Still grateful to have had my “Fauci Ouchie!” #CovidVaccine 📷 @rerutled Mona standing in sunshine o...
It is such a privilege to be vaccinated. Thank you Vi who administered my first shot, and Tamara the 2nd. I’m so grateful and hope everyone around the world can be vaccinated soon. We must demand and push for vaccine equity. 🎥 @rerutled

Here’s an article about possible impact of #CovidVaccine on menstrual cycles, as I make sure I have enough products because I thought I was done with periods!

google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.…
Some people who have had the coronavirus vaccine have said they've since had a heavier or delayed period.

bbc.com/news/av/newsbe… #CovidVaccine

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
 

Keep Current with Mona Eltahawy

Mona Eltahawy Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @monaeltahawy

15 Jul
Being a writer, whenever I'm stuck I surf eyeliners. Right now I'm looking at a marine blue and a landscape green...
I must confess that I am forever in search of the perfect purple eyeliner and I have yet to find it.

So much disappointment.

Blues and greens never disappoint.

High pigment, vivid purple is becoming my elusive and holy grail.
When you have neon yellow (any neon really) hair, your purple either pops or flops!

In search of the pop...
Read 4 tweets
15 Jul
This is incredible! Bravo bravo bravo Shaista, Amna, Huda aka #TheThreeHijabis for your incredible work and petition to ban racists for life from all football matches in #England!
Thank you @shaistaAziz, @hudzyboo and @AmnaAbdul1983 aka #TheThreeHijabis for your powerful activism!

itv.com/news/2021-07-1…
Read 4 tweets
14 Jul
FEMINIST GIANT Global Roundup compiled by Inaara Merani:

-School for Trans Students in Pakistan
-Musical Feminism and Environmentalism
-Queer-Inclusive Churches in South Africa
-Outrage at Indian Muslim Women "Auction"
-Corrido to Sylvia Rivera

feministgiant.com/p/global-round…
Twice a week, interns Inaara Merani and Samiha Hossain compiled Global Roundups of feminist news and resistance.

Subscribe to FEMINIST GIANT, my free newsletter to get their roundups and my esays.

It's free. If you can pay, it helps to keep it free.

feministgiant.com/p/coming-soon?…
This was Friday's Global Roundup by Samiha Hossain:

-Women vs Sexual Violence in South Sudan
-Survivors in Afghanistan
-Spain Protests vs Homophobia
-Women Healthcare Workers in India Demand Better Conditions
-Black Woman on #FreeBritney
feministgiant.com/p/global-round…
Read 4 tweets
14 Jul
My favourite part of the day: holding a brush in one hand and a pot of eyeliner in the other as I apply the colour of the day around my eyes.

As I hold that brush, I feel like a calligrapher, writing a letter of love to myself. 📷 @rerutled
feministgiant.com/p/deliberate-b… Mona wearing a white top, h...
I consider my handiwork both homage and healing.

Homage because (of course) my people of Egypt - men and women of all social classes - were wearing eyeliner as early as 6000 BC.

feministgiant.com/p/deliberate-b… #DeliberateBeauty
Being a writer, I am particularly delighted that the hieroglyphic term for makeup artist derives from the root “sesh,” which translates to write or engrave.

The ancient Egyptian word for “makeup palette” derives from the word meaning “to protect.”
#DeliberateBeauty
Read 9 tweets
14 Jul
Thread of audio essays now available on FEMINIST GIANT:

When Football Goes Home

soundcloud.com/mona-eltahawy-…
My Ambition is to be Free and Awesome!

soundcloud.com/mona-eltahawy-…
Read 6 tweets
13 Jul
It is time for men to learn from women how to play football.
1/ #ItsComingHome #EURO2020 #CopaAmerica
In 2015, I went to the quarter final and the semi final of the women's World Cup in Montreal and saw the US beat France in the former and beat Germany in the latter.

If queer is the opposite of heteronormativity, it was the queerest--and joyously so--sporting environment.
The stands were full of outsiders: women with babies, teenage girls-- a demographic I rarely see in televised men’s games--with their faces painted in the colors of their teams and men there alone. #ItsComingHome #Euros2021 #CopaAmerica2021 📷 @rerutled Mona with red hair and a pa...
Read 12 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!

:(