Sarasota, Fla. - Women take caution: If you're looking for a sperm donor--make sure you know where it came from.
The C-D-C issued a warning that more people in three Southeast Florida counties may have been exposed to the Zika virus.
The C-D-C is warning men from three florida counties not to donate sperm because of a small risk of spreading the zika virus. They say the increased risk of the virus can be attributed to evidence that zika can persist in semen longer---than in any other body fluid according to Chief Medical Officer for the Community Aids network Dr. Stephen Nicholas.
"the zika virus can remain in the sperm for up to 3-months following infection and infections can be mild enough that the person that had the virus didn't know they had it."
There's no evidence of anyone pregnant being infected by zika through sperm donation; as such risk is considered low, but Nicholas says it's still important to take precautions on the suncoast as well.
"i would still be cautious of sperm from sperm banks in the area here particularly if we think the donor has lived in or traveled to those areas.
