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writes:i was injected rubella vaccination and i had sex with my boyfriend after 10 days of it using protection. will it cause any harm ? the condom did not tear but i am still afraid, can i take an i-pill?plz reply soon. m worried.
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reader, Not My Name  +, writes (3 February 2010):
 You just dont mess with things like rubella/german measles and possible pregnancy. So don't take advice of a web site - visit a doctor!
I have not had any of the common childhood diseases (EXCEPT German Measles which my mother made me catch deliberately off another infected child) but I know when I was exposed to Chicken Pox whilst pregnant ( a risky but far less serious condition for a preganant woman and baby ) my doctors did not mess about.
I had to attend a specific maternatity hospital far from my home, had rather limited hours from exposure to do so, and was injected with dead antibodies which were only designed to cover my arse for a few days and fight off the potential for the chicken pox to take hold. I am again suceptible to contracting this coz a dead vacc is not a permanent cover - just a last ditch temporary hope at prevention.
Live virus either via regular vacc or from exposure , would have caused (from memory) a 4% risk of birth defects - and that is nothing - if my memory serves me well the risk of defects with german measles/rubella is 50%+. Some vaccinations (I know chickem pox for a fact , but check on rubella) can 'shed' from an immunized person and be contracted by others and in utero babies.
I think I recall the time line, but I am not going to hazard a guess from memory in this instance, so again advise you to seek a professional medical opinion.
And dont delay on getting proper info and /or treatment if there is even a slight chance of you being pregnant. It is just not worth being complacent about. Get to your doctor asap.
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reader, Angzw  +, writes (3 February 2010):
Doctors recommend waiting 2 months before trying to get pregnant after the Rubella vaccine. If you are pregnant, no studies have been done on the effect of the vaccine on the foetus. But its probably safer to get the vaccine to prevent the baby from getting German measles exposure which can result in deafness and other problems.
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