title: Is HPV vaccination in pregnancy safe?
abstract: Millions of doses of HPV vaccine have been administered globally. Inadvertent administration of HPV vaccine during pregnancy occurs given that the main recipients of the vaccine are fertile young women, who might be unaware of their pregnancy at the time of their vaccination. To investigate the subject of HPV vaccine and pregnancy , the databases of PubMed and Embase were searched to find the relevant literature published in English within the last 10 y. Most of the evidence pertaining to fetal adverse events following HPV vaccination relates to spontaneous miscarriage. None of the relevant studies found any significantly increased rate of spontaneous abortion in the overall analyses. There was no indication of other HPV vaccine-associated adverse events in pregnancy or immediately post-conception.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics , Odense University Hospital , Odense , Denmark.|b Institute of Clinical Research , University of Southern Denmark , Odense , Denmark.
authors.forename: Ulla
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bonde
authors.affiliation: a Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics , Odense University Hospital , Odense , Denmark.|b Institute of Clinical Research , University of Southern Denmark , Odense , Denmark.
authors.forename: Jan Stener
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Joergensen
authors.affiliation: a Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics , Odense University Hospital , Odense , Denmark.|b Institute of Clinical Research , University of Southern Denmark , Odense , Denmark.|c Division of Surgery , University College London, Northwick Park Institute for Medical Research Campus , London , UK.
authors.forename: Ronald F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Lamont
authors.affiliation: a Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics , Odense University Hospital , Odense , Denmark.|b Institute of Clinical Research , University of Southern Denmark , Odense , Denmark.
authors.forename: Ole
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Mogensen
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000453:epidemiology; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014611:Vaccination / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines
keywords: HPV; adverse events; pregnancy; spontaneous abortion; vaccine