Covid-19 Vaccines and Fertility
WHO will not approve a vaccine for use unless it is safe,well studied and effective. This includes impacts
on fertility. There is no COVID-19 vaccines that are currently approved, or under study which cause
sterilisation/infertility. Find out more below:
Approve a vaccine for use unless it is safe and effective. This includes impacts on fertility.
Theory that COVID-19 vaccines can cause infertility is based on the disproven idea that one of the spike
proteins in COVID-19 and the Syncytin-1 protein (which help placenta development) are the same. They
are not. The COVID-19 vaccine, like all other vaccines, works by training our bodies to develop
antibodies which fight against the virus that causes COVID-19, to prevent future illness.
Currently there is no evidence that antibodies formed from COVID-19 vaccination can cause any
problems with pregnancy, including the development of the placenta. Also, there is no evidence
indicating that fertility problems are a side effect of ANY vaccine.People who are trying to become
pregnant now or who plan to try having children in the future can receive the COVID-19 vaccine when it
becomes available to them.
While there is no proof that the vaccine poses a risk at pregnant women or women who are trying to
conceive, there is evidence about the danger of COVID-19 infection in pregnant women, which is a
reason they should accept getting vaccinated rather than avoid vaccination.
However, some studies have shown that the SARS-COV-2 virus has been found in the sperms of men
with COVID-19 infection, the SARS-CoV-2 virus may impact male hormones necessary for normal sperm
production.There are numerous reports of men with testicular or scrotal pain after getting the COVID-19
disease.
Those men who are worried about their fertility can still get the COVID-19 vaccine,as there are some
concerns about the possible effect of COVID-19 disease on male fertility.Though not yet proven but
rsearch is still ongoing.