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Pregnant-predicament after vaccine

  • 17-11-2017 01:14AM
    #1
    redvaldo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 80 ✭✭


    I'm in a predicament at the moment and do not know what to do. I got the chicken pox vaccine a few weeks ago and 10 days later fell pregnant(unplanned but all okay).
    I have looked online and there seems to be a lot of information saying that you should avoid pregnancy for 4-6 weeks after the vaccine because there is evidence that there can be foetal abnormalites and brain damage. Through research online, there seems to be this common thread of 'foetal abnormality' linked to varicella vaccine.
    I visited my GP but she said you'd have to go to a foetal specialist privately-and avoided the topic.
    I'm thinking of travelling to the UK. I'm now 4 weeks pregnant now and really do not want to take a chance. Does anyone have any insight/information on vaccine and pregnancy?


Comments

  • #2
    njs030
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,030 ✭✭✭njs030


    No one online can give you more information than a medical professional and if your doctor has said to go to a specialist then that's the best thing to do I'd think.

    The problem with researching medical advice through Dr Google as you've been doing is that you have no idea of the credentials of the person writing it and it causes panic and stress.
    Do go and see the specialist instead of asking people with no knowledge for advice and best of luck.


  • #3
    dudara
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,518 ✭✭✭✭dudara


    I can understand how concerned you are, but we cannot give mediacal advice here. Your doctor has given you advice, and this is a topic really best left to professionals. The internet is not going to be your friend in this situation.

    Good luck

    dudara


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