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DH very unexpected side effect after AZ vaccine... coincidence?

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marloops · 06/05/2021 20:13

Hi all

Name changed for this one. Bit of a sensitive topic but here goes

(MNHQ if this is offensive or breaks the rules I totally understand if you remove it, just looking for some advice)

DH had his AZ jab 2 days ago. Was mostly fine afterwards, just a little achey and tired.

But now he cannot for the life of him get an erection and he is quite worried it won't come back

Has anyone heard of this or experienced it post-vaccine? And did it correct itself?

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marloops · 06/05/2021 20:15

Wanted to add it could all be a total coincidence and nothing at all to do with the vaccine itself, it's just the timing of it has got me questioning

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FiloPasty · 06/05/2021 20:16

No idea but there is the side effects feedback that you can log details onto, yellow card something like that. Might be worth speaking to your gp.
I had mine last week and felt awful, sympathies, hopefully it won't last.

IReallyNeedMoreGin · 06/05/2021 20:21

I have a male friend who commented that his labido took a massive nose dive after his jab. He was fine after a few days though.

shouldistop · 06/05/2021 20:22

How old is he? Does he drink, smoke or take drugs? (Or watch porn?), has this ever happened before?

UnmentionedElephantDildo · 06/05/2021 20:23

You can report it here - you don't have to be sure they're connected. It gives info to those whose job it is to look for what could relevant

coronavirus-yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk

As covid is a vascular disease as much as a respiratory one, and erections depend on blood and circulation, then there might be something in it. But no-one will look to see what's happening, unless there is info to show that people are being affected

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marloops · 06/05/2021 21:02

@shouldistop

How old is he? Does he drink, smoke or take drugs? (Or watch porn?), has this ever happened before?
He's 39. Very occasional drinker and he quit smoking about 9 years ago. I've no idea about porn habits but this has never happened before
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shouldistop · 06/05/2021 21:04

It is odd for it to happen suddenly. Does he have an erection overnight / first thing in the morning?

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marloops · 06/05/2021 21:13

@shouldistop

It is odd for it to happen suddenly. Does he have an erection overnight / first thing in the morning?
Normally he does but not since having the vaccine
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marloops · 06/05/2021 21:15

@UnmentionedElephantDildo

You can report it here - you don't have to be sure they're connected. It gives info to those whose job it is to look for what could relevant

coronavirus-yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk

As covid is a vascular disease as much as a respiratory one, and erections depend on blood and circulation, then there might be something in it. But no-one will look to see what's happening, unless there is info to show that people are being affected

Thank you for this

I will report it as a side effect

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shouldistop · 06/05/2021 21:18

I think if it's still happening next week he should see his GP.

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marloops · 06/05/2021 21:37

@IReallyNeedMoreGin

I have a male friend who commented that his labido took a massive nose dive after his jab. He was fine after a few days though.
Glad to hear it corrected itself in a few days. Did your friend have AZ too?
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Temp023 · 06/05/2021 22:31

Oh for heaven’s sake!

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marloops · 07/05/2021 03:02

@Temp023

Oh for heaven’s sake!
Problem?
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Torvean · 07/05/2021 03:22

Yellow card is something directly related to the vaccine.
A one off event 2 days letter is likely to just be a coincidence.
Ppl have to read through some of the nonsense you put into the yellow card system.

In the leaflet you get. It reports you may get a sore arm, a temp of up to 37.8 and a few other things. Yet ppl still put it in the yellow card system.

HeartvsBrain · 07/05/2021 03:45

Sorry Torvean, but I think you are completely wrong there. I am on so many medications and have read the leaflets for all of them, and it is definitely the unusual possible side effects that they are particularly interested in - even for medications that have been in general use for many years. So for the Covid Vaccines (all of them, but obviously state which one he had) they want as much detail as possible about any unusual reactions someone has experienced within at least a month of having had the vaccine. So not only do I think that the OP's husband should inform the yellow card scheme about it, I think he should speak to his Dr about it tomorrow (unless it has righted itself by then - but the yellow card scheme should still be notified, even if it is better by then).
OP if you are reading this, your husband can tell the DR's receptionist that it is personal, so he wants a ring back from the Dr without going into any details with the receptionist. It is probably nothing, but if the vaccine can on very rare occassions cause bloodclot problems, who is to say that it could be something a bit worrying stopping the flow of blood to his penis. But please don't panic, it is almost certainly just one of those things.

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marloops · 07/05/2021 04:00

@Torvean

Yellow card is something directly related to the vaccine. A one off event 2 days letter is likely to just be a coincidence. Ppl have to read through some of the nonsense you put into the yellow card system.

In the leaflet you get. It reports you may get a sore arm, a temp of up to 37.8 and a few other things. Yet ppl still put it in the yellow card system.

But he doesn't just have a sore arm or high temp does he? That’s not what this thread is about. Nobody has suggested I report a sore arm or high temp.

I'd hardly say this is a one off event or "nonsense". It's a symptom he has had continuously since the moment he had the vaccine, having never suffered with this before. I'm going to report it because it may help others who find themselves in a similar situation. I'll let the experts decide what is "nonsense" and what isn't thank you very much.

Besides, all I am hearing a lot about blood clotting issues re the AZ vaccine so surely a blood FLOW problem is worth acknowledging? Let’s not forget this is a very new vaccine and we know little about it

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TruelyWonder · 07/05/2021 04:01

Not on this list of side effects

DH very unexpected side effect after AZ vaccine... coincidence?
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marloops · 07/05/2021 04:04

@TruelyWonder

Not on this list of side effects
Those are the more common side effects of the vaccines. I'm thinking this may be a rarer side effect as never heard anybody in real life mention this. The timing is much too coincidental for me
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marloops · 07/05/2021 04:05

@HeartvsBrain

Sorry Torvean, but I think you are completely wrong there. I am on so many medications and have read the leaflets for all of them, and it is definitely the unusual possible side effects that they are particularly interested in - even for medications that have been in general use for many years. So for the Covid Vaccines (all of them, but obviously state which one he had) they want as much detail as possible about any unusual reactions someone has experienced within at least a month of having had the vaccine. So not only do I think that the OP's husband should inform the yellow card scheme about it, I think he should speak to his Dr about it tomorrow (unless it has righted itself by then - but the yellow card scheme should still be notified, even if it is better by then). OP if you are reading this, your husband can tell the DR's receptionist that it is personal, so he wants a ring back from the Dr without going into any details with the receptionist. It is probably nothing, but if the vaccine can on very rare occassions cause bloodclot problems, who is to say that it could be something a bit worrying stopping the flow of blood to his penis. But please don't panic, it is almost certainly just one of those things.
Thank you for your post, that's really helpful info. I was thinking along those lines too and I will report it to make the right people aware
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TruelyWonder · 07/05/2021 04:10

The truth is people thought they had covid symptoms and it turned out to be heart problems, serious digestion issues, cancer, etc. They didn't seek medical help and got very sick or even dead.

Anything can be a coincidence. If not a listed side effect people need to speak to their doctor. It could be something serious that has nothing to do with the jab.

LemonLilyLeaf · 07/05/2021 04:22

Could be anything, age, illness, side effect. Who knows.
Get checked at doctors if he’s concerned

Jenasaurus · 07/05/2021 04:30

Found this article about something similar, so could be linked

www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/A-police-officer-has-lost-his-erection-after-taking-coronavirus-vaccine-DKB-alleges-1206820

phodopus · 07/05/2021 04:44

@Torvean

Yellow card is something directly related to the vaccine. A one off event 2 days letter is likely to just be a coincidence. Ppl have to read through some of the nonsense you put into the yellow card system.

In the leaflet you get. It reports you may get a sore arm, a temp of up to 37.8 and a few other things. Yet ppl still put it in the yellow card system.

It's for suspected reactions to vaccines or drugs. And I would say that if something like this happens 2 days after a vaccine, it's not at all unreasonable to suspect it may be due to said vaccine. Of course it could be a coincidence. Many of the symptoms reported to the scheme will be mere coincidences, but that's why they don't act on individual reports, but on trends. If a statistically significant number of people report this side effect, they'll look into it.

I doubt they care about having to read such "nonsense", since the scheme's very own slogan is, Every Report Counts, and they are putting up posters in vaccination centres raising awareness of the scheme. They want people to report things like this and it's not very helpful if people are put off making reports because somebody online called it "nonsense".

scaevola · 07/05/2021 08:11

It's for suspected reactions to vaccines or drugs

Agree. It's the way by which we establish what eventsnare being reported, and which if any have a link to the vaccine.

The alternative would be only those side effects which showed up in trials (probably only those with an incidence no rarer than 1:1000) would ever be listed. It's really important that all potential side effects are reported for new-to-market drugs.

Unusual clots weren't in the original list - thinking that events not already listed should not be reported would set back research considerably.

IReallyNeedMoreGin · 07/05/2021 13:16

@marloops
Yes, he had AZ too.

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