Information for Women & Men of Child-Bearing Age Who Travel to Areas with Zika Virus

 

  • Women should talk to their doctors about any plans for pregnancy or for ways to prevent unintended pregnancy.

 

  • There is no evidence of congenital infection in pregnancies that occur after a person has cleared the Zika virus from their system.

 

  • Infected men can pass Zika virus to their partners while trying to conceive a baby. Men who develop symptoms of Zika virus infection should wait for 6 months after the onset of Zika virus symptoms before having unprotected sex with their partners. Men returning from an area with active Zika transmission but have not had any symptoms of Zika virus infection should wait 8 weeks before having unprotected sex with their partner.

 

  • Women who have returned from an area with active Zika transmission should wait approximately 8 weeks before trying to get pregnant.

 

Zika Timeframe Chart