The vaccine is not for pregnant women or those who are planning to get pregnant in the next 3 months (bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-c.... I've had 1 unsuccessful cycle, and waiting to hear about when to start the next. My husband thinks we should hold off the next cycle until after I can get vaccinated (although not sure when this would be!), as he thinks it'd be worse if I caught covid whilst I was pregnant. It could be a while until I could be vaccinated if we go through several IVF cycles and hopefully a successful pregnancy. He's worried about not being vaccinated once life starts returning to normal later on.
Have you thought about this, and would this make you pause your treatment? I can see his point, but I'm worried about getting older and IVF being less successful...
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In my opinion I would crack on and have treatment, there are enough delays in IVF without this on top. It could be ages until the vaccine gets to younger women so I would go ahead.xx
I agree with cinderella, unless you're at high risk of catching covid. I've waited 2 years for my treatment to start and I cant wait any longer. I've done my risk status via my work and I am low risk of catching covid, providing I still to guidelines etc. I'm due to start my first round in January so I'm just going to be super careful, I really don't want any more delays. This is just my personal opinion and you must do whats right for you xxxx
I wouldn’t wait for the vaccine if your not vulnerable your not priority if you catch it you’re unlikely to die might be ill you might not be it’s all what ifs. My partner had a positive test absolutely no symptoms and we (me&kids) didn’t catch it off him during isolation and I’m pregnant. My sister & husband had it was like a cold with headaches. Id take my chances.
I agree with what the others have said. Unless you are in the high risk category you don't want to put your IVF on hold as we don't know how long it will be until the vaccine is rolled out to the less vulnerable. I won't be getting the vaccine until it is proven safe for pregnant women. I am not overly concerned as even if I did get Covid (if i haven't had it already) I am in good health. I live in London and know a few people who have had it who have had very minor symptoms or none at all. Obviously it is your life and you have to do what you are comfortable with xx
I echo what others have said. I’m not yet at the stage of IVF yet, however I think I will be refusing the vaccine and continuing to try to fall pregnant/go down assisted fertility routes if offered them. I’m not in the high risk category so I don’t feel overly nervous about not being vaccinated. I also think it might be a while before we go back to some form of normal, I imagine there will be measures in place until a large amount of the population has had the vaccine. But this is just my personal opinion, everybody is different and you need to do what you feel comfortable with x
They say not to take the vaccin if pregnant but there is no certainty that it would impact your baby. Pregnant women are offered the flue vaccine every year in the UK. What makes this one different? It has not yet been tested on pregnant women but will it ever? and have the other vaccin been tested on pregnant women? I am not so sure about that.
There is maternal health study planned for the COVID vaccine so it will be tested on pregnant women. There is no certainty it would affect a pregnancy but it’s safest to wait for the study results, follow medical advice and stay on the cautious side by avoiding the vaccine if looking to get pregnant in the next three months.
There are some differences in the type of vaccine compared to the flu vac. Flu vaccines are not a live vaccine whereas I believe the covid vaccine is a live vaccine. I agree with Bluetop1981. There are variances in severity of covid and it is difficult to say who will have minor symptoms and who will become seriously ill so as an individual you have to consider the risks
This is a brand new type.of vaccine never before used on humans, it got emergency approval to roll out before all stages of trial were done. It is experimental mRNA technology. (Pfizer)There have been cases of pregnancies terminating and they have just begun trials on pregnant women, 4000 to be precise. The manufacturers are not yet saying safe for pregnant women, and unsure of effect on fertility.
Just to update in case anyone looks at this post again. The guidance is that pregnant women should get the vaccine, and women trying to become pregnant do not need to avoid pregnancy after vaccination. There is no evidence to suggest that COVID-19 vaccines will affect fertility.
Check with your clinic about the timing of the vaccine if you're being offered it - my clinic said not to take it during stims/egg collection/embryo transfer, but it's ok during prep cycle/any time afterwards. They said that different clinics are saying different things to their patients though.
Hi fairycakes16. Thank you. Scheduled vaccine a day or two after embryo transfer. Hmm. It seems there is no evidence that the vaccine will affect fertility... and there is no evidence that it will not affect fertility. I got different advice from doctors and nurses at my own clinic!
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The guidance is that pregnant women should get the vaccine, and women trying to become pregnant do not need to avoid pregnancy after vaccination. There is no evidence to suggest that COVID-19 vaccines will affect fertility. 
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