Can COVID-19 Interfere With Your Fertility?

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Can COVID-19 Interfere With Your Fertility?
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COVID-19 may be a respiratory tract
infection caused by an epidemic (a coronavirus
named SARS-CoV-2), and may have a good range of
clinical manifestations. It are often completely
asymptomatic or end in mild to severe illness
usually involving dry cough, fever, and shortness
of breath. Severe cases may result in pneumonia,
organ failure, and even death. The virus that
causes COVID-19 is very contagious and spreads by
close person-to-person contact. The
simplest thanks to protect yourself against
infection is to avoid contact with anyone who has
symptoms, frequent and thorough handwashing, and
routine disinfecting of commonly touched surfaces
(ie. your smart phone). Pregnant women can reduce
their chance of contracting the infection by
self-isolating the maximum amount as possible,
especially when there are known cases in their
community. How does COVID-19 impact pregnant
individuals? During early pregnancy, a
persons system becomes relatively depressed, or
compromised. this is often the bodys way of
permitting the implantation of an embryo and
its continued development during pregnancy. The
downside is that this relative lowering of immune
defense can leave pregnant women more vulnerable
to contracting infections. While its possible
(but not yet proven) that pregnant women could
also be more likely to contract viruses like
SARS-CoV-2, preliminary data suggests that
pregnant women arent at increased risk of
getting more severe disease, compared to the
overall population.
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Although the info is restricted, this is often a
reassuring contrast to whats known about other
infections, like influenza, which frequently hit
pregnant women harder  leading to higher rates
of hospitalization and death, compared with
non-pregnant individuals. Currently, we
discover it reassuring that there havent been
any reported deaths from COVID-19 in pregnant
women. However, pregnant women with underlying
medical conditions should exercise extreme
caution, as theyre deemed at higher risk of
severe disease. Because COVID-19 is caused by a
completely unique virus, we lack published
studies on how it can impact a developing
pregnancy. Most of the knowledge is anecdotal,
from other countries who were hit first, and
tends to be more focused on the trimester , as
those women have since delivered, providing some
outcome data. So far, theres no evidence to
suggest that the virus are often passed on to the
baby. during a small study from China, including
9 pregnant women with COVID-19 pneumonia, the
virus couldnt be found in their amnionic fluid ,
breast milk, cord blood, or on a throat swab from
the baby after birth. within the limited
reports of girls with serious COVID-19
infections within the second and trimester , the
bulk delivered by cesarean delivery , and a
few children were born prematurely.
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Most of the ladies who are infected in their
first and trimester have yet to deliver.
Therefore, the jury remains out on whether
COVID-19 features a significant impact if
contracted within the earlier stages of
pregnancy. So far, there are not any reports of
an increased risk of birth defects or miscarriage
in pregnancies suffering from COVID-19.
However, its important to stay these potential
associations on our radar as we all know that
other coronaviruses, like SARS and MERS,
were related to increased risk of miscarriage and
stillbirth. Also, high fevers during early
pregnancy, generally , are related to birth
defects. Over the approaching weeks and
months, its likely that a lot of pregnant
women round the world will test positive for the
virus. because the situation continues to evolve,
long-term study and follow from these cases will
provide us with the required evidence to
really understand if and the way COVID-19 impacts
pregnant women and their babies. within
the meantime, expectant mothers should take the
required precautions to attenuate their risk of
getting sick. Can COVID-19 interfere together
with your fertility? There havent been any
studies on the impact of COVID-19 on female or
male fertility. Closely related
coronaviruses, like SARS and MERS, havent been re
lated to infertility. Theres no evidence that
the virus are often transmitted through
reproductive tissues (sperm, eggs, embryos). 
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To deal with the shortage of knowledge on
COVID-19 in early pregnancy and therefore
the increasing burden of the pandemic on our
healthcare system, the American Society of
Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) recently released
recommendations for fertility doctors and their
patients within the midst of a surge of COVID-19
cases within the tristate area. The
recommendations were published St Patricks Day,
2020 and are subject to vary because
the situation is fluid and rapidly evolving. For
now, during the rapid upslope in infections
across the country, the ASRM recommends that
fertility treatments and non-urgent diagnostic
technique be placed on hold. The society stated
that fertility treatments at this point be
reserved for emergencies only, like cancer
patients who wish to freeze sperm, eggs or
embryos before undergoing lifesaving, but
fertility impairing, chemotherapy, radiation, or
surgery. The concept of social distancing was
strongly supported, with the advice to
attenuate in-person interactions and increase the
use of telehealth. Unfortunately, this
recommended pause to fertility treatment has
added stress and anxiety to an already stressful
journey for several patients who try to conceive.
For many, this exacerbates an already
time-sensitive issue many couples are trying to
conceive, for what seems like a lifetime, before
they decided to initiate treatment. For others,
their advancing age intensifies the strain of
further delays to their treatment journey, as
time sensitive variables like egg quantity and
quality have a big influence on their likelihood
of successful treatment. 
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one among the foremost challenging aspects
of handling this pandemic, generally and because
it relates to fertility, is lack of
control. its important to understand , however,
that a short lived pause on treatment doesnt mean
your fertility journey has got to get on hold.
There are many pro-active steps youll take
during this waiting period, which will help set
you up for fulfillment once its safe to resume
treatment. What youll do while expecting fertili
ty treatment/preservation to be safely resumed
If youve got not seen a fertility doctor at
Origin Clinic but have an interest in becoming a
replacement patient by having a full evaluation
and learning more about your options, you are
doing not need to wait to be seen. Our doctors
are available 5 days every week for comprehensive
consultations via videoconference or call . We
are seeing all patients with a good range of
needs  whether or not they have an interest in
building their family, preserving their
fertility, or just having a reproductive
check-up. tons are often accomplished during a
telehealth visit, despite it not being
in-person. well review your medical record , the
results of any prior tests, and your options for
treatment or fertility preservation.
youll receive a radical overview of the
potential treatment processes, and walk off from
the visit with a far better understanding of how
your genital system works and therefore
the reasons behind the recommended testing and
treatment.
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well address every concern and question that you
simply have and supply you with how to urge into
contact together with your doctor directly,
should any medical questions come to mind after
the consultation is over. well work with you
on a customized plan and timeline for getting the
required diagnostic procedures done, including an
initial pelvic ultrasound, to supply us with the
knowledge needed to finalize your treatment
plan.For patients who have already established
care with Origin Clinic physician, youll schedule
a follow up consultation via video
conference or call at any time to debate the
status of your treatment, to review any test
results, and to debate tentative next steps.
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