Reference

CMO(2022)01

Name

Deferral of fertility treatment for patients who are not vaccinated against COVID-19

Categories

Scottish Government CMO Letters

Organization

Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates

Keywords

NHS SCOTLAND WOMEN’S HEALTH COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS VACCINATION FERTILITY TREATMENT PREGNANCY

Description

Following clinical concerns raised by the lead Clinicians in the NHS Assisted Conception Units (ACUs) in Scotland, consideration of the evidence of increased levels of morbidity and risk of severe illness amongst unvaccinated pregnant women, and taking account of ongoing uncertainty around the impact of the Omicron variant on pregnant women, a temporary deferral of fertility treatment for patients who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 has been recommended.

Contact Name

Kirstie Campbell

Contact Email

Contact Address

St Andrew’s House EDINBURGH EH1 3DG

Contact Phone

Created

2022-01-07 00:00:00

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