Natalie Crawford MD, Fertility on Instagram: "Does being sick impact your fertility? It absolutely can. When you are sick with virus that causes a huge inflammatory resposne (think: COVID/flu) we can see a demonstrated change to your menstrual cycle pattern all due to the impact of inflammation on the brain’s ability to interpret and respond to hormone stimuli. In fact, women who had COVID were more likely to have longer/irregular ovulation in the next cycle. Men also can see a change in sperm p