Elena (not her real name) had been undergoing fertility treatments for more than a year when she learned that the Zika virus had arrived in Puerto Rico. Naturally, she was concerned. She’d heard the stories about babies born to Zika-infected mothers in Brazil—babies with abnormally small heads and uncertain futures. And briefly, she considered suspending her fertility treatments.
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CDC Says It’s ‘Now Clear’ That Zika Virus Causes Microcephaly
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Wednesday evening that new data suggests the mosquito-borne Zika virus is a cause of birth defects like microcephaly, a costly and life-threatening condition that is ravaging Brazil and has impacted nearly 5,000 children in the country.
Local Fertility Patients Consider Zika Virus
Zika was first discovered in Brazil, according to Dr. Schnorr. The virus spreads through a mosquito bite and can cause birth defects in babies of pregnant women.