Citizen Times Desk: Dhaka, Aug-13,
No, there’s no evidence
that any vaccines, including COVID-19 vaccines, influence your chances of
getting pregnant despite a myth suggesting otherwise.
Medical experts say
there’s no biological reason the shots would affect fertility. And real-world
evidence offers more assurance for anyone worried about their chances of
conceiving: In Pfizer’s study, a similar number of women became pregnant in the
group given the vaccine as in the group given dummy shots.
Researchers are
starting to study anecdotal reports of short-term changes to periods after the
vaccine, but there’s no indication so far that the shots put fertility at risk,
said Dr. Mary Jane Minkin, a gynecologist and professor at the Yale University
School of Medicine.
The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention and obstetrician groups also recommend COVID-19 vaccines
for pregnant individuals, who have a higher risk of severe illness if infected
with the coronavirus. Research shows pregnant people who get the virus are more
likely to be admitted to intensive care, receive invasive ventilation and die
than their nonpregnant peers.
The CDC also followed
tens of thousands of pregnant women who got the vaccines and found they had
comparable pregnancy outcomes to pregnant women before the pandemic.
So whether you are
thinking about having a baby, trying to conceive or undergoing fertility
treatments, you should not delay vaccination, says Dr. Denise Jamieson, chair
of the department of gynecology and obstetrics at Emory University School of
Medicine.
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