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- Health
Posted on: 2023-06-15
There is no evidence that COVID-19 vaccinations cause infertility or pregnancy complications

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"The EMA admits COVID-19 vaccination causes infertility"

Source: The Exposé, Anonymous, 2023-05-30
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- Health
Posted on: 2021-04-30
Insufficient evidence to claim COVID-19 vaccines cause menstrual irregularities in vaccinated women; vaccinated people aren’t making unvaccinated people ill

Claim:

COVID-19 vaccines cause menstrual problems in women; vaccinated people are causing health problems in unvaccinated people around them

Source: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, Social media users, Christiane Northrup, 2021-04-11
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- Health
Posted on: 2019-01-17
New Scientist article accurately summarises polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) research but overstates significance of animal studies

“I think that the title overstates the position with the present level of knowledge and is too sensationalist. The ‘ovarian cysts’ stated to typically characterize PCOS are not cysts but follicles and this may be misleading. On the positive side, the quotes from Professor Robert Norman are spot on and accurately quoted (see Annotations below).”

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