Question

I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Human Papillomavirus Vaccines? Is Human Papillomavirus Vaccines safe for nursing mother and child? Does Human Papillomavirus Vaccines extracts into breast milk? Does Human Papillomavirus Vaccines has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Human Papillomavirus Vaccines influence milk supply or can Human Papillomavirus Vaccines decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?

Answer by DrLact: About Human Papillomavirus Vaccines usage in lactation

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the several health professional organizations state that vaccines given to a nursing mother do not affect the safety of breastfeeding for mothers or infants.[1][2][3][4][5] A slightly higher percentage of infants who were breastfed during or after maternal vaccination with the active quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine (Gardasil) had pneumonia during the 30 days after maternal vaccination, but these effects were not thought to be vaccine related. No similar data exist for the bivalent vaccine (Cervarix). Maternal vaccination with human papillomavirus vaccine is not a contraindication to breastfeeding.

Human Papillomavirus Vaccines Side Effects in Breastfeeding

A total of 995 nursing mothers were given Gardasil or placebo during the vaccination period of the clinical trials (vaccine n = 500, control n = 495). A total of 17 (3.4%) and nine (1.8%) infants of women who breastfed who received quadrivalent HPV vaccine or placebo, respectively, experienced a serious adverse event. Of the 23 experiences among the 17 infants of women who received vaccine, 12 were respiratory infections, five were gastroenteritis or diarrhea, and the remaining included various other single events. None of the reactions was considered vaccine related.[6][7]
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