Dr. Eve Feinberg proactively brings up the COVID-19 vaccine with patients who are hoping to get pregnant, in order to get ahead of misinformation about the inoculation. Dr. Jennifer Hirshfeld-Cytron has written blog posts with headlines straight to the point, like “The COVID-19 vaccine won’t cause infertility.” Doctors who specialize in pregnancy and fertility are coming out in full force .
Doctors who specialize in pregnancy and fertility are coming out in full force against vaccine-related misinformation that falsely connects the vaccine and infertility.
The COVID Vaccine: A Shot in the Arm for Fertility Treatment?
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The rollout of COVID vaccination programmes has brought with it a renewed hope of a return to normality but has also raised questions about the impact of vaccination on fertility treatment and pregnancy.
To help explain and clarify the advice to fertility patients and clinicians, and to fight misinformation spreading online, the Progress Educational Trust (PET) – the charity that publishes BioNew – held an online event. The COVID-19 Vaccine: A Shot in the Arm for Fertility Treatment? was chaired by PET s director Sarah Norcross, and featured speakers outlining the approaches taken by UK, EU and US bodies.
Baby Born from 27-Year-Old Embryo: What This Means for the Future
Written by Amy Jamieson on December 19, 2020 Fact checked by Jennifer Chesak
Experts say scientific advances are allowing people to start families decades after embryos are frozen. Cavan Images/Getty Images
In October, a baby girl was born from an embryo that had been frozen for 27 years, a new record.
Experts say freezing techniques have become so advanced that how long an embryo is frozen should not affect the health of the mother or the baby.
They say embryos being used that have been frozen for decades will become more common in the future.