Alex Alvergne - CNRS Research Scientist in Evolution, Ecology and Health

My research focuses on understanding the relationships between reproduction and health in contemporary human populations. Most recently, I have been working on contraceptive dynamics and menstrual health.

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Recent Publications

Objectives. Our objectives were (1) to evaluate the prevalence of menstrual changes following vaccination against COVID-19, (2) to test …
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Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, discussions on social media and blogs have indicated that women have experienced …
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Recent Posts

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Women that have undiagnosed sexually transmitted infections may be at greater risk of experiencing negative premenstrual symptoms (PMS)

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Covid-19 studies should record women’s menstrual changes. There is an important public health imperative for accurate scientific investigation of menstrual changes in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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We know very little about the relationship between the pandemic and menstrual health. You can change that by taking our survey!
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Projects

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Collaborations on social networks

Overcoming contraceptive discontinuation by overcoming side-effects: paving the way for personalized contraceptives.

What are the consequences of matriliny for female fertility and health?

What if a negative menstrual experience is not a disease but a cue that something might be wrong in one’s ecology?

Understanding patterns of diversity in age at menopause

Is thyroid disease best understood as a reproductive disease?

Topics

Contraceptives COVID-19 cyclical immunity demographic transition digital health embodied capital Ethiopia evolutionary demography Evolutionary Medicine evolutionary public health Family Ecology Family planning Female health fertility Human Reproductive Ecology India lockdown market economy menstrual health Menstruation pandemic period tracker apps periods plot PMS R Markdown regression Reproductive Health STI Thyroid UK

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