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Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Impacts the Semen: Peer-reviewed study from Tel Aviv University’s Sackler Medical School
Epoch Times ^ | 06/23/2022 | Zachary Steiber

Posted on 06/23/2022 10:33:59 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine leads to lower levels of semen, according to a new study.

Researchers analyzed 220 samples of semen from three sperm banks in Israel, drawn from men who received two doses of the vaccine. The semen collection was scheduled seven days after receipt of the second dose.

The researchers, led by Dr. Itai Gat with the Sperm Bank and Andrology Unit at the Shamir Medical Center and Tel Aviv University’s Sackler Medical School, found that there was a decrease in sperm concentration between 75 and 120 days post-vaccination.

The decrease led to a reduction in the motile count, or the number of sperm.

Followup testing completed over 150 days after vaccination revealed “overall recovery,” with semen volume and sperm motility bouncing back, the researchers said. However, the levels outlined in the study were still lower than before vaccination.

The latter measurements were “not statistically significant” compared to the first ones, even though they were still lower, Gat told The Epoch Times in an email.

The peer-reviewed study was published online (pdf) ahead of being printed by Andrology.

Pfizer did not respond to a request for comment.

Gat said that a major strength of the study was the relatively long-term followup.

“Overall we demonstrate long term safety of the vaccination regarding semen analysis among sperm donors. The temporary decline we found is similar to already known side effects of short febrile illness (ex. flu), followed by later recovery,” he said in an email. “It seems that the immune response after vaccination is similar as in cases of common infections which results with short term impairment of sperm production.”

Previous research has indicated that getting sick with COVID-19 causes a change in the composition of semen, and that some illnesses can lead to sperm production being impaired.

Men should only be concerned by the new research as much as they worry about similar issues arising after other infections, Gat said.

“Obviously, most men are not aware of the short decline in their sperm counts after viral infection,” he said.

Other studies conducted during the pandemic have found that sperm concentration and semen motility were not affected by COVID-19 vaccines, although Pfizer’s clinical trial included detection of anti-sperm antibodies. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there is no evidence that vaccines affect fertility in women or men, despite the shots altering menstrual cycles in women.

However, researchers acknowledge that the long-term impacts of the shots remain unknown, and won’t be known until longer-term studies are conducted.

Gat wants to conduct further research on men who were vaccinated but described his team as lucky to have a large group of donors who were vaccinated during a short period of time.

“When it comes to next doses, I expect timing diversity between donors, which will make further studies much more complicated,” he said.

Editor’s Note: This story was updated with additional information from the study.



TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Science; Society
KEYWORDS: covaxmaladies; covid19; covid19jab; fertility; semen; vaccine
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To: airborne

>>>Big Brother may be watching and keeping a list of us for later confinement.<<<

Or a forced injection.

Or involuntary inoculation via the coming new “contagious vaccines.”

“Contagious Vaccines: A Warning”

https://brownstone.org/articles/contagious-vaccines-a-warning/

For two decades scientists have been quietly developing self-spreading contagious vaccines. The NIH funded this research, in which either DNA from a deadly pathogen is packaged in a contagious but less harmful virus, or the deadly virus’s lethality is weakened by engineering it in a lab.

The resultant “vaccines” spread from one person to the next just like a contagious respiratory virus. Only five percent of regional populations would need to be immunized; the other ninety-five percent would “catch” the vaccine as it spread person-to-person through community transmission.

This technology bypasses the inconvenience of recalcitrant citizens who may refuse to give consent. Its advocates highlight that a mass vaccination campaign that would ordinarily take months of expensive effort to immunize everyone could be shortened to only a few weeks.

[rest at link above]


21 posted on 06/24/2022 4:00:55 AM PDT by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: SeekAndFind

Bet, if anyone bothers to look, that they’ll find that CoupFlu vaxxes are doing a number on testosterone levels in some men as well.

Just a hunch.


22 posted on 06/24/2022 4:14:02 AM PDT by mewzilla (We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
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To: mewzilla; nickcarraway; ransomnote; Jane Long
On a possibly related note...

Case Report: Successful Post-COVID Severe Peripheral Polyneuropathy Treatment Post AZD1222 ChAdOx1 SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination

Check out the course of treatment...

...In the case of the patient in question, the treatment was performed with corticosteroids, ivermectin, testosterone derivatives and vitamins, besides rehabilitation (Figure 1)...

23 posted on 06/24/2022 4:18:15 AM PDT by mewzilla (We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
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To: BuddhaBrown; A strike
What a pathetic, NeverTrump weasel, to attempt to put blame on Pres Trump, for these horrid $hots.

Go back to DU, troll.

Let's see you blame Ron, shamelessly, as well…since he AT ONE TIME supported these $hots ….

FROM JULY, 2021: DeSantis Delivers Full-Throated Endorsement of Covid Vaccines: ‘These Vaccines Are Saving Lives’

Mediaite ^ | July 21, 2021, 4:09 pm | Jackson Richman
Posted on 12/24/2021, 11:21:23 AM by conservative98

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said on Wednesday that coronavirus “vaccines are saving lives” and “are reducing mortality.”

“If you are vaccinated, fully vaccinated, the chances of you getting seriously ill or dying from Covid is effectively zero,” he said. “If you look at the people being admitted to hospitals, over 95 percent of them are either not fully vaccinated or not vaccinated. And so these vaccines are saving lives

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4024036/posts

Note: Neither are to be blamed, so, buzz off, with your nonsense.

24 posted on 06/24/2022 5:33:17 AM PDT by Jane Long (What we were told was a “conspiracy theory” in 2020 is now fact. 🙏🏻 Ps 33:12)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

These kill shots are best characterized as battlefield prep. Worse is to come. Taken in the context of the goal of the “elites” 6o eliminate 95% of the world’s population, it all makes a terrible sort of sense.


25 posted on 06/24/2022 5:34:00 AM PDT by Noumenon (Black American flag time. KTF)
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To: mewzilla

Ha! Figures. That’s why they bashed Ivm so bad. And, Trump’s touting of HCQ. Because they are cures…for their nefarious plans.

Good find!!


26 posted on 06/24/2022 5:35:06 AM PDT by Jane Long (What we were told was a “conspiracy theory” in 2020 is now fact. 🙏🏻 Ps 33:12)
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To: airborne

They already know who has refused the kill shot. When they come for you, kill all they send.


27 posted on 06/24/2022 6:04:42 AM PDT by Noumenon (Black American flag time. KTF)
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To: Travis McGee

I wonder if pregnancy by sperm from immediately after the vax, can be defective causing some birth defects. It wouldn’t surprise me considering the issues with miscarriages and vaxxed women.


28 posted on 06/24/2022 6:09:28 AM PDT by Betty Jane
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To: Jane Long
"...attempt to put blame on Pres Trump, for these horrid $hots."

Good grief! Trump is the one begging for credit. Regarding his SwampVax, Trump has more pride than a San Francisco parade in June. And it is equally ugly.

Yes, Ron initially was fooled by the Trump admin lies about the SwampVax. But Don was the one who broke all the sensible safety rules to allow the Warp Speed rollout.

I'm not sure if that tired and immature 'Go back to DU, troll' nonsense works on anybody else... but being a true believer in a Free Republic, I have natural immunity to that germ of an attack.

29 posted on 06/24/2022 6:29:12 AM PDT by BuddhaBrown (Path to enlightenment: Four right turns, then go straight until you see the Light!)
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To: BuddhaBrown

And, we have a natural immunity to your weak attempt to blame, and repeatedly attack Pres Trump, as well.

Now, off with your NeverTrumpness...as, I’ve proven even your god Ron, was misled on these Pence/FRAUDci $hots, initially.

15 Days to Flatten the NeverTrumpness™


30 posted on 06/24/2022 7:06:00 AM PDT by Jane Long (What we were told was a “conspiracy theory” in 2020 is now fact. 🙏🏻 Ps 33:12)
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To: SeekAndFind

More good Vax news for our side?


31 posted on 06/24/2022 7:54:12 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Has anyone, recently, seen a Biden sticker on any vehicle and in particular at/in a gas station!!!)
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To: Jane Long
"...off with your NeverTrumpness..."

For God's sake, I voted for Trump too!

He is a candidate (maybe), flawed like any other.

He is NOT the infallible savior. Correct him when he is wrong. As a populist politician, Trump relies on that to know where to turn next.

32 posted on 06/24/2022 7:54:50 AM PDT by BuddhaBrown (Path to enlightenment: Four right turns, then go straight until you see the Light!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Deep State to prochoice women: Vote for us or we won’t fix this for you.

Deep State is blackmailing prochoice women.

Looks like we’ll find out if they can be blackmailed.

Note to prochoicers: Be advised, if Deep State can successfully blackmail you into voting for them once, they’ll keep right on doing it.


33 posted on 06/24/2022 7:59:18 AM PDT by mewzilla (We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
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To: mewzilla

Wrong thread...


34 posted on 06/24/2022 7:59:37 AM PDT by mewzilla (We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
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To: BuddhaBrown

Now, do the same with DeSantis.

Who I happen to like, as evidenced by my NUMEROUS posts supporting him.

Lay off Trump, and, take the speck out of your eye, FRiend.


35 posted on 06/24/2022 8:06:10 AM PDT by Jane Long (What we were told was a “conspiracy theory” in 2020 is now fact. 🙏🏻 Ps 33:12)
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To: BuddhaBrown; A strike

And, stop playing victim....YOU are the one who has repeatedly bashed Trump, thread after thread, with your absurd Don/Ron nonsense.

Oh, and here’s a little something to go with that speck removal....

FLASHBACK: Trump: I’ll appoint Supreme Court justices to overturn Roe v. Wade abortion case


36 posted on 06/24/2022 8:08:20 AM PDT by Jane Long (What we were told was a “conspiracy theory” in 2020 is now fact. 🙏🏻 Ps 33:12)
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To: Jane Long
You're losing me... I'm no 'victim'.

Anyway.... as I've already said in a more current thread:

"Trump certainly deserves a respectable portion of the credit for today. Politically, the ball is now in DeSantis court. Abortion will now become illegal in some states. Ron should lead that charge in FL."

If you think I will give Ron a pass should he flounder on Life at the state level, then prepare to be surprised.

37 posted on 06/24/2022 8:41:42 AM PDT by BuddhaBrown (Path to enlightenment: Four right turns, then go straight until you see the Light!)
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To: BuddhaBrown

IBTZ troll.


38 posted on 06/24/2022 9:03:05 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Just label the Vaxx as birth control...and Bob’s your uncle.


39 posted on 06/24/2022 9:17:25 AM PDT by moovova
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To: grey_whiskers
"...troll..."

The cancel culture of the Right is just as ugly as it is on the Left.

40 posted on 06/24/2022 9:36:10 AM PDT by BuddhaBrown (Path to enlightenment: Four right turns, then go straight until you see the Light!)
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