to ask why I would be vaccinated for measles, but not rubella?

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Born in April 1986.

I've just had to cancel the first month of fertility treatment because I don't have immunity for Rubella. Check with the doctor and I have never received the vaccine.

Why would this be? For my age I should have received at least measles and rubella. MMR wasn't brought in until 1990 I believe.

Anyone have any knowledge on this?

I'm the same age as you. I had the MMR at my GP - around 3/4 years old. Could your mum have declined it?

MMR was introduced in 1988.
If they're giving it you now, it's two doses minimum of four weeks apart. You mustnt get pregnant for at least a month after the second dose.

I don’t think everyone retains the full immunity. I had it as a child and again at university. Weirdly, when I was pregnant I had to have test for immunity and they said I was immune. I moved hospital trusts in later pregnancy and they tested again and said I wasn’t immune, then had to have it again after my daughter

OP, do you have support in place and do you feel prepared emotionally for the consequences of the highs and lows of fertility treatment. There's no substitute for experience and I hope you're lucky and everything goes well and your first cycle takes but IVF has it's own special grimness which feel amplified with the powerful hormonal changes. I'd trying to be helpful but the tone of some of your replies about why you might have missed a vaccine makes me wonder if you are emotionally prepared for disappointments.

Good luck.

YOu will have been in the cohort that only had one MMR, it was around 1990 when they introduced the second because babies were being born with rubella disabilities but whose mothers had been vaccinated.

They found that with one jab the rubella component wore off.

Just get another dose and good luck with the treatment.

The same thing happened to me! I definitely had the MMR jab but when preparing to get pregnant I had routine checks and no longer retained the immunity to rubella. Seems as if it’s common enough.

@Witchend

Rubella wears off, which is why they test in each pregnancy, rather than looking at the blood test results from the first one. Dsis was immune by blood test results in one pregnancy, but not immune in the next.

I've had a son and have never been tested for rubella.

Seems I could have been vaccinated and it's worn off, or I missed out on that particular one because of the cross over with the mmr.

All booked in and in less of a stress about it all yesterday when it was freshly frustrating. A sleep does wonders, doesn't it

I've had the rubella vaccination three times now (including the first one, when I was at school) - I'm 56. I just don't seem to retain the immunity!

Could you maybe not of had the rubella vaccine because you've had rubella?
I didn't have the vaccine because I've had rubella.
I've not idea about my immunity status - wasn't something they tested when I had my son 21 years ago

In the 1980s it was fairly common for children to actually have the disease rubella (and probably mumps as well). Schools vaccinated girls for rubella at age 12 but most had probably had it by then.

Pretty sure you’re not meant to get pregnant for a few months following MMR - I’d google the jab leaflet...

I've had the rubella vaccination three times now (including the first one, when I was at school) - I'm 56. I just don't seem to retain the immunity!

My late father had rubella 3 times: once as a child, once when he caught it from me in 1960 and again 10 years later when he caught it off my brother.

I wonder why the immunity doesn't last? And given that it doesn't last, why don't we hear of more people getting it?

I was born 1977 and I went to private school where vaccinations weren't offered so I missed it too. Things were less well organised back then too. I don't have immunity for tuberculosis despite my mum taking me to the GP. I only found that out when working in healthcare.

BatshitCrazyWoman

I worked with someone who had been vaccinated for Hep B three times (worked in health care), there was just no serum conversion.

There are a number of factors as to why you may lose immunity, it can depend on the immune system response to the vaccine and whether you come into contact with the disease 'in the wild' so if you are vaccinated for something and come into contact with it on a regular basis your immune system gets a regular chance to fight off the infection before you even know you have been in contact.

You had a test to see if you had antebodies towards rubella if you did you din,t need the vaccine. (Left school early 90,s.)

@FloMoJo

Pretty sure you’re not meant to get pregnant for a few months following MMR - I’d google the jab leaflet...

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