Reproductive planning in times of Zika: getting pregnant or delaying plans? The opinion of the Brazilian Society of Assisted Reproduction Committee - a basis for a bioethical discussion.
| Autor: | Carvalho BR; GENESIS - Center for Assistance in Human Reproduction, Brasília, DF, Brazil., Taitson PF; Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil., Brandão KS; CENAFERT, Salvador, BA, Brazil., Ferriani RA; School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil., Nakagawa HM; GENESIS - Center for Assistance in Human Reproduction, Brasília, DF, Brazil.; President of SBRA - Brazilian Society of Assisted Reproduction., Silva AA; GENESIS - Center for Assistance in Human Reproduction, Brasília, DF, Brazil., Lopes JR; CENAFERT, Salvador, BA, Brazil. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | JBRA assisted reproduction [JBRA Assist Reprod] 2016 Aug 01; Vol. 20 (3), pp. 159-64. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Aug 01. |
| DOI: | 10.5935/1518-0557.20160034 |
| Abstrakt: | Although the causality between Zika virus, microcephaly, and other central nervous system disorders has been taken for granted by the scientific community, many uncertainties remain. The gap of knowledge at the moment is large enough to remove part of the confidence physicians have on the advice given to patients - and infertile women in particular - on their reproductive plans. Pretreatment serologic screening is a possible strategy to offer more confidence for individuals choosing to bear children regardless of the Zika virus, but the tests currently available do not seem to be sufficiently adequate. Until now, there is no formal recommendation to avoid pregnancy solely because of the Zika virus outbreak, and the choice of becoming pregnant has been regarded as a personal decision to be made by each woman and her family. Competing Interests: CONFLICT OF INTERESTS No conflict of interest have been declared. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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