Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital issued the following announcement on Feb. 12.
The COVID-19 vaccination should not be a concern for women hoping to become pregnant in the future.
Tara Bennett, MD, Memorial Medical Center’s chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology and an OB-GYN with our healthcare partner Springfield Clinic, weighs in.
“An mRNA vaccine contains mRNA, which is a genetic material that encodes the COVID-19 spike S protein. The mRNA is destroyed by the body within 10-20 days. It does not enter the cell’s nucleus and does not alter DNA in people who receive it,” said Bennett. “Therefore, women should not worry that vaccination will affect their fertility.”
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has stated that it is not necessary to delay pregnancy after completing both doses of COVID-19 vaccine. It also is not necessary to receive a pregnancy test before being vaccinated.
Please contact your doctor with any questions about the COVID-19 vaccine and fertility.
Original source can be found here.
Source: Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
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