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How Does A HPV Vaccination Affect A 4 Month Pregnancy?
Good Morning Doctor, I just had a HPV vaccination on 27.04.2011, before i recieved it, the nurse asked are there any signs of pregnancy i replied No but what i ve just found out is that i am 4months pregnant, which i wasn t aware of. I would like to know would the HPV vaccination affect me or my unborn child in anyway? Are there any risk s?
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Hallow Mumma,
As per CDC guidelines, inactivated virus or bacterial HPV vaccine can be given during pregnancy.
Risk to a developing foetus from vaccination of the mother during pregnancy is theoretical. No evidence exists of risk to the foetus from vaccinating pregnant women with inactivated virus or bacterial vaccines or toxoids.
Live vaccines administered to a pregnant woman pose a theoretical risk to the foetus; therefore, live, attenuated virus and live bacterial vaccines generally are contraindicated during pregnancy.
Benefits of vaccinating pregnant women usually outweigh potential risks when the likelihood of disease exposure is high, when infection would pose a risk to the mother or foetus, and when the vaccine is unlikely to cause harm.
I hope this answers your query.
As per CDC guidelines, inactivated virus or bacterial HPV vaccine can be given during pregnancy.
Risk to a developing foetus from vaccination of the mother during pregnancy is theoretical. No evidence exists of risk to the foetus from vaccinating pregnant women with inactivated virus or bacterial vaccines or toxoids.
Live vaccines administered to a pregnant woman pose a theoretical risk to the foetus; therefore, live, attenuated virus and live bacterial vaccines generally are contraindicated during pregnancy.
Benefits of vaccinating pregnant women usually outweigh potential risks when the likelihood of disease exposure is high, when infection would pose a risk to the mother or foetus, and when the vaccine is unlikely to cause harm.
I hope this answers your query.
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