Doctors speak out to dispel the “baseless” myth that COVID-19 vaccine affects fertility in women and men

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  • Doctors are talking to dispel rumors that the COVID-19 vaccine affects fertility.
  • The myth is “wholesale nonsense,” according to Prof. Van-Tam, England’s deputy medical director.
  • Doctors gathered on social networks to reinforce the message.

Doctors are talking to reassure the public that receiving one of the COVID-19 vaccines will not affect fertility.

After dangerous rumors began circulating on social media that vaccination against coronavirus could impede the fertility of men and women, doctors and health experts have confirmed that this is a myth.

Dr. Edward Morris, president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, said in a statement: “We want to reassure women that there is no evidence to suggest that COVID-19 vaccines will affect fertility. regarding fertility are speculative and are not supported by any data. “He continued:” There is no plausible biological mechanism by which current vaccines would cause any impact on women’s fertility. “

As previously reported by Anna Medaris Miller of Business Insider, it is believed that the rumors started following a blocked post on Facebook, which incorrectly suggests that the vaccine teaches the body to attack a protein involved in placental development.

Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, England’s deputy medical officer, told ITV News that the rumor was “wholesale nonsense”.

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“It’s such an emotional subject and it frightens so many people, but it’s totally and utterly unfounded,” he said.

Other medical professionals posted on social networks to reinforce the message. “None of the coronavirus vaccines affect your fertility. None of them”. SAPS British general practitioner Dr. Amir Khan.

“Today I have my Covid vaccine. I’m delighted. And humiliated. And no, I’m not worried about my fertility.” wrote television doctor Dr. Christian Jessen.

Health professionals are so eager to dispel rumors that the COVID-19 vaccine and fertility are spreading that the British Society for Fertility and the Association of Reproductive and Clinical Scientists has published a paper addressing the concerns of many people.

The document states that people of reproductive age, including those who are trying to conceive or have future hopes of doing so, should receive the vaccine when invited.

“There is absolutely no evidence and no theoretical reason that any of the vaccines can affect the fertility of women or men,” he said.

Prof. Nicola Stonehouse, a virologist at the University of Leeds, told the BBC that although vaccines do not affect fertility, the same cannot be said for catching coronavirus.

“You are more likely to have post-COVID fertility problems than after the vaccine,” she said.

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