Doctors speak out to dispel the ‘baseless’ myth that the COVID-19 vaccine affects fertility in women or men

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  • Doctors are speaking out to quash rumors that the COVID-19 vaccine affects fertility.
  • The myth is “gross nonsense,” said Prof. Van-Tam, deputy medical chief of England.
  • Medics have gathered on social media to support the message.

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

After dangerous rumors spread on social media that vaccination against the coronavirus could impede fertility in men and women, medics and health experts have confirmed this to be 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. Claims of any effect of COVID-19- fertility vaccinations are speculative and are not supported by any data. “He continued,” There is no biologically plausible mechanism by which current vaccines would have any impact on female fertility. “

As Business Insider’s Anna Medaris Miller previously reported, the rumors are thought to have started after a now-blocked Facebook post falsely suggesting that the vaccine is teaching the body to attack a protein involved in the development of the placenta.

Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, England’s deputy chief of medical services, told ITV News that the rumor is “gross nonsense”.

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“It’s such an emotional topic and it scares so many people, but it’s totally and completely unfounded,” he said.

Other medical professionals have posted on social media to bolster the message, “None of the coronavirus vaccines will affect your fertility. None of them,” said British GP Dr. Amir Khan.

“I’m getting my Covid vaccine today. I’m terribly excited. And humble. And no, I’m not worried about my fertility,” wrote television doctor Dr. Christian Jessen.

Health professionals are so excited to quash rumors about the COVID-19 vaccine and fertility that the British Fertility Society and the Association of Reproductive and Clinical Scientists have published a paper addressing many people’s concerns.

The document states that people of childbearing age, including those trying to conceive or hoping to conceive in the future, should receive the vaccine when invited.

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

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

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

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