The Ukrainian Ministry of Health has debunked the main myths about the impact of vaccination against coronavirus on women's health. If you still believe that vaccines cause infertility, be sure to read this text.
Myth 1. Women are more likely to experience adverse reactions after being vaccinated against COVID-19.
There are no studies that would prove that vaccines have more effect on the female body. more reported side effects from women, may be due to 4% vaccination more.
Myth 2. Vaccination causes menstrual irregularities.
There are no studies yet to confirm this. Menstrual irregularities are common and can be caused by stress, weight change, physical activity, and underlying medical conditions.
Myth 3. Anticovid vaccinations can cause infertility.
The Pfizer vaccine is rumored to trigger an immune response against placental protein. But then it would also happen during the illness on covid-19. This would mean that millions of women of childbearing age around the world who have suffered from the coronavirus in the past year cannot become mothers. But this is not true.
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Myth 4. Pregnant women should not be vaccinated against covid-19.
Pregnant women have not really taken part in clinical trials of covid-19 vaccines. However, anticancer vaccines do not contain a live microorganism, and no negative effects on pregnancy have been found in animal studies. The study of their safety for pregnant women is ongoing.
Therefore, the National Expert Group on Immunoprophylaxis recommends that if a pregnant woman has a high risk of getting sick coronavirus, for example, a woman works in a covid hospital and / or has concomitant diseases, she can discuss the possibility vaccination with a doctor.
If, in his opinion, the benefits of vaccination exceed the potential risks from it, then the woman is recommended to be vaccinated with the m-RNA vaccine - Comirnaty from Pfizer-BioNTech.
If a pregnant woman received the first dose of covid-19 vaccines on a vector platform (Astrazeneca) before onset or during pregnancy, the doctor can tell her about the ratio of risks and benefits of a second vaccination. Based on this, the woman herself will decide whether to receive a second dose of the same vaccine during pregnancy or after childbirth.
Myth 5. You can not get vaccinated against coronavirus for those who are breastfeeding
Breastfeeding mothers can be vaccinated with Comirnaty / Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca vaccines. Instruction of the CoronaVac vaccine from Sinivac Biotech, which is also used in Ukraine, prohibits vaccination of pregnant women and women who are breastfeeding with it.
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