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It’s 7:30 in the evening and I am sitting down for the first time. As I look over at my sliding glass door and my floor-length curtains now tied up four feet above the ground, I see this has become a toddler’s house. The kitchen floor is caked in applesauce. The living room is a minefield of wooden blocks, Legos, and sturdy board books. The couch holds a tall pile of tiny clothes that still need to be folded and put away. It’s 7:30 in the evening, and there are reminders all around me that my day isn’t over quite yet.
No Evidence Vaccines Impact Fertility
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Q: Do the COVID-19 vaccines cause infertility?
A: There’s no evidence that approved vaccines cause fertility loss. Although clinical trials did not study the issue, loss of fertility has not been reported among thousands of trial participants nor confirmed as an adverse event among millions who have been vaccinated.
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A group of woman in their 20’s I know are not getting the vaccine. They are nurses and teachers. They say that the vaccine can cause infertility. Is this true?
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Fact Check Friday: Can the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines cause infertility?
As a third coronavirus vaccine may get FDA emergency approval today, scientists and doctors are still pushing back against rumors that the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines cause infertility.
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As a third coronavirus vaccine may get FDA emergency approval today, scientists and doctors are still pushing back against rumors that the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines cause infertility.
The World Health Organization said itâs simply not true.
âThe vaccines we give cannot cause infertility, this is a rumor that has gone around about many different vaccines and thereâs no truth to the rumor,â said Dr. Katherine O Brien, director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at the WHO. âThereâs no vaccine that causes infertility.â
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There is a misconception about the COVID vaccine in pregnancy that can do more harm than good. As misinformation spreads, so do fear that the vaccine can lead to infertility. But what are the truth behind COVID vaccine pregnancy and infertility issues? Read on.
Doctors Debunk Infertility Disinformation
Internal medicine physician Niharika Sathe revealed she first heard of the rumor from a colleague. Apparently, news circulating online that the COVID-19 shot can result in the immune system attacking the placenta and other lead to infertility and miscarriage, Washington Post reported.
This was alarming for the pregnant doctor. The news had enough science and sounded plausible, said Sathe, who ended up getting the vaccine along with her colleague after debunking the misinformation.
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After my struggle with pregnancy issues, I was surprised by how quickly I found out I wasn’t alone. Friends, relatives and co-workers came out of the woodwork to share their own stories people I’d known for years suddenly telling me a vital part of their journey that I’d never heard.
I also hear some of these whispered conversations when I tell people what I do for a living. “Oh, you’re a financial adviser? Can we go somewhere and talk?” I quickly become their confessor for some very personal parts of their story.
Infertility and finance two topics we talk about with hushed tones, if at all. But what happens when these two streams come together? The cost of infertility, purely on a financial level, not to mention the emotional burden, is a painful reality made even sharper by its polite secrecy.