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Question
Hello doctor, I have been vaccinated against measles - mumps - rubella 2 months ago. Is it okay if I'm pregnant now? Thank you doctor.
Cao Ngoc Duyen
Rubella is a disease that can cause miscarriage or birth defects if the mother is infected with rubella virus during pregnancy. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the United States (CDC), women should avoid pregnancy after receiving the measles mumps rubella vaccine for at least 1 month, so as not to affect the health of the mother and the fetus during pregnancy.
However, vaccination against measles, mumps and rubella before 3 months of pregnancy is the best to ensure that the body has time to create antibodies to prevent disease and does not affect the health of mother and baby during pregnancy. In your case, there is a possibility of infection but the rate of birth defects is low. So you should talk to your doctor and monitor during pregnancy or you will also be advised to have a blood test to check levels of IgM and IgG antibodies to the rubella virus. If the levels of the two antibodies IgM and IgG are high, the pregnant woman may need to consider amniocentesis to assess the fetus for rubella virus infection.
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