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Tag: Zika Virus

What Women Need to Know About Contagious Diseases and Vaccination While Attempting to Conceive

Immunization is an important part of care for women attempting to conceive and there are many misconceptions about this topic. What women need to know about contagious diseases and vaccination…

Preconception Counseling And The Prevention Of Zika Virus

The following is the ASRM update to the Zika guidance document in response to updated CDC guidelines. “In early August, the CDC released an update to their interim guidance for preconception counseling…

World Map of Areas With Risk of Zika

World Map of Areas with Risk of Zika (Current as of: January 10, 2018) Because Zika infection during pregnancy can cause severe birth defects, pregnant women should not travel to the areas below. Partners of pregnant women and…

Outcomes of Pregnancies With Zika Infection

Recent data studying the outcomes of pregnancies with Zika infection suggests that, in the United States, 1 in 10 pregnant women infected with the Zika virus had a baby with…

Zika and Reproductive Health

The Department of Health and Human Resources through the Centers of Disease control has issued a travel warning regarding the Zika virus to pregnant women and couples contemplating pregnancy to…

Zika Virus Could Cause Infertility in Men

A study just published in the scientific journal NATURE found that Zika virus could cause infertility in men. The study showed that mice infected with Zika had shrunken testicles, low…

CDC Released Updated Zika Virus Guidance for Women

The CDC released updated Zika virus guidance for women undergoing fertility treatment. Women and men with possible exposure to Zika virus but without clinical illness consistent with Zika virus disease…

Zika Virus Can Be Transmitted Through Sperm

Zika has caused much tumult. Barely, one year ago, few knew the name, the origins but its effects were whispers in the news. Fast forward, we now have come to…

FDA Recommendations Regarding the Zika Virus and Egg Donation

Women of child-bearing age are at risk for serious complications related to the Zika virus. In particular, the Zika virus has been associated with microcephaly (an underdeveloped brain) in infants…

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