One of the most common pieces of misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine is that it will make women infertile. Iahn Gonsenhauser, chief patient safety officer at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, explains why you shouldn’t believe this myth.

After coronavirus cases first exploded in the U.S. in March, fertility treatments ground to a halt. Some women were forced to stop treatments mid-cycle, while others had embryo transfers delayed. NBCLX spoke about this painful process with four couples, as well as with Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh, a fertility specialist who goes by “The Egg Whisperer.”