Social media claims that the COVID vaccine is responsible for a more than 300-percent increase in miscarriages is raising eyebrows. LSU Health New Orleans OB/GYN Doctor Asha Heard said recent studies by the CDC and the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology say otherwise.
“We really don’t have any evidence that there’s a causal relationship between the two,” said Heard.
Heard said miscarriages early in pregnancy are far more common than you would think.
“Estimates vary but are thought to occur in almost a third of recognized pregnancies,” said Heard.
But as with any medical concerns, Heard suggests a dialogue with your personal physician about the vaccine and pregnancy.
“You have to kind of balance that against the risks of getting COVID which we know are pretty significant in women who are pregnant,” said Heard.
Heard also said there has been no evidence to date suggesting the vaccine increases stillbirths or reduces fertility. She says if there was evidence the FDA and CDC would pause the rollout and review data as they did with the Johnson and Johnson vaccine.
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