ANGOLA — Thursday, Cameron hosted a celebration event for William A. Smith, M.D., specialty obstetrician-gynecologist, commemorating his 21 years of service.
ANGOLA âIf youâre pregnant or nursing, yes, you can get a COVID-19 vaccination.
One of the questions that has surrounded the vaccines under emergency use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration is about fertility and if the vaccine can cause infertility in vaccine recipients.
And the answer is no, so say the American College of OB/GYN, the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Centers for Disease Control.
In agreement with each of these societies is Dr. Todd Rumsey of Cameron OB/GYN, Angola.
âIf the vaccine is offered, you should receive it,â said Rumsey. âThere have been zero ties to infertility and the vaccine.â
Kristyn Watkins got her first menstrual cycle when she was 10 years old and then suffered from what she describes as debilitating, heavy periods for nearly the next three decades. Watkins said her mother had experienced the same complications, as had Watkins's grandmother, whom she said underwent a hysterectomy at age 32 because of her excessive bleeding. Watkins lived with her heavy periods which would often force her to stay home or stay near a restroom without knowing any better or having any relief until the age of 33, when she gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Georgia.