SARS-CoV-2 infection associated with short-term transient decline in fertility for men<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
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THURSDAY, Jan. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 vaccination is not associated with fecundability among couples trying to conceive, according to a study published online Jan. 20 in the American Journal of Epidemiology<\/em>.<\/p>\n Amelia K. Wesselink, M.P.H., from the Boston University School of Public Health, and colleagues examined the associations of COVID-19 vaccination and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection with fertility among couples trying to conceive spontaneously. A total of 2,126 self-identified women were enrolled during December 2020 to September 2021 and were followed through November 2021. Questionnaires on sociodemographics, lifestyle, medical factors, and partner information were completed every eight weeks.<\/p>\n The researchers found that COVID-19 vaccination was not appreciably associated with fecundability in women or men (female fecundability ratio [FR], 1.08; 95 percent confidence interval [CI], 0.95 to 1.23; male FR: 0.95; 95 percent CI, 0.83 to 1.10). There was no association for female SARS-CoV-2 infection with fecundability (FR, 1.07; 95 percent CI, 0.87 to 1.31), while male infection was associated with a transient reduction in fecundability (FR, 0.82 [95 percent CI, 0.47 to 1.45] for infection within 60 days; FR, 1.16 [95 percent CI, 0.92 to 1.47] for infection >60 days).<\/p>\n “These results can be used to guide informed decision-making around COVID-19 vaccination among reproductive-aged individuals, particularly those who are trying to conceive now or in the future,” the authors write.<\/p>\n One author disclosed financial ties to the pharmaceutical and other industries.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n <\/i><\/p>\n