Women who experience zika symptoms or test positive for the virus should wait at least eight weeks before getting pregnant to avoid risking birth defects associated with the virus.. The most extensive report yet on zika virus and its risk to babies shows that 5 percent of women infected while pregnant go on to have babies with diagnosed birth defects.. Officials say women who travel to zones where zika has been detected should wait at least 28 days to get pregnant to ensure the virus has time to leave the blood stream. if a woman has traveled to.
March 25, 2016 -- couples who are trying to have a baby should wait a few months to get pregnant if either partner has been exposed to the zika virus through travel, the cdc said today.. that’s. Women should wait at least 2 months after travel (or 2 months after symptoms started if they get sick) before trying to get pregnant. the waiting period is longer for men because zika stays in semen longer than in other body fluids.. Many people infected with zika virus do not get sick or only have mild symptoms. however, infection during pregnancy can cause severe birth defects. if the mother is infected with zika during pregnancy. (traveling without your partner): wait at least 3 months after you return (or from the start of symptoms, if the man.
