Real talk: there’s been a lot of misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines and fertility issues. It’s scary stuff! But there is NO evidence (or reason to suspect!) that COVID-19 vaccines cause infertility, or other fertility or pregnancy related issues.
Multiple studies have found that there are no unexpected pregnancy or infant outcomes related to COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy (1,2). This means…
- No increased risk of miscarriage, stillbirth, preterm birth or pre-eclampsia (5)
- No vaccine build-up in ovaries (6)
- No change in ovary function, egg quality, or egg implantation (7,8,9)
- No change in semen volume, sperm concentration, sperm motility, or total amount of moving sperm (10)
People who are pregnant are at a higher risk of becoming severely ill with COVID-19 (4). There is also evidence that COVID-19 can impact menstruation (15), lower sperm count, and cause erectile dysfunction (11,12).
Vaccination is important to protect yourself and others around you. Have other questions about vaccines? Leave us a comment!
Sources
- COVID-19 Vaccine: What You Need to Know
- Preliminary Findings of mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine Safety in Pregnant Persons
- No, the Covid-19 Vaccine DOES NOT have an 82% rate of miscarriage
- Update: Characteristics of Symptomatic Women of Reproductive Age with Laboratory-Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Pregnancy Status
- Association Between BNT162b2 Vaccination and Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pregnant Women
- COVID-19 vaccines don’t affect ovaries or fertility in general; the vaccines are highly effective at preventing illness and death
- Ovarian follicular function is not altered by SARS-Cov-2 infection or BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 vaccination
- Stopping the misinformation: BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine has no negative effect on women’s fertility
- SARS-CoV-2 spike protein seropositivity from vaccination or infection does not cause sterility
- Sperm Parameters Before and After COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination
- Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 in Human Semen and Effect on Total Sperm Number: A Prospective Observational Study
- COVID-19 Endothelial Dysfunction Can Cause Erectile Dysfunction: Histopathological, Immunohistochemical, and Ultrastructural Study of the Human Penis
- Thrombosis after covid-19 vaccination
- Analysis of sex hormones and menstruation in COVID-19 women of child-bearing age
