Men who have confirmed cases of Zika or experience symptoms of the Zika virus after traveling to areas where Zika is spreading, for example, should wait at least six months to have unprotected *** or try to conceive a child with a partner, a far longer time period than previously suggested.*
The new timeframe reflects the longest period during which the virus has been detected in semen — 62 days — plus an additional buffer to allow for uncertainty. Read more...