covid 19: Covid-19 vaccines don't affect fertility, study asserts
WASHINGTON: A recent study has quashed rumours that Covid-19 vaccination leads to infertility. The study published in the 'American Journal of Epidemiology' asserts that Covid-19 vaccination does not appear to affect fertility. The prospective study of couples trying to conceive found no association between Covid-19 vaccination and fecundability -- the probability of conception per menstrual cycle -- in female or male partners who received the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson vaccines. In contrast, the findings indicated that Covid-19 infection among males may temporarily reduce fertility -- an outcome that could be avoidable through vaccination. "Many reproductive-aged individuals have cited concerns about fertility as a reason for remaining unvaccinated," said study lead author Dr Amelia Wesselink, research assistant professor of epidemiology at BUSPH. "Our study shows for the first time that Covid-19 vaccination in either partner is unrel...