The CDC issues new guidance stating couples with a potential Zika risk should wait longer before getting pregnant, according to Morning Consult.
Here are four takeaways:
1. The agency said in cases where a man has been potentially exposed to Zika but does not exhibit symptoms should wait six months before trying to get pregnant with a partner.
2. The CDC permissively gave a recommended eight-week wait period.
3. The CDC advised men with possible Zika exposure but no symptom to use a condom or practice abstinence for six months after the possible exposure. This time frame is up from the eight-week time period the CDC previously advised.
4. Throughout the Untied States, the CDC has reported 3,625 Zika cases and 22,069 cases in U.S. territories.
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