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Post by tucano on Apr 17, 2016 13:23:26 GMT -5
I've been thinking about locations for a trip towards the autumn and a lot of South and Central America is probably out due to zika, at least till they develop a vaccine. I know, #firstworldproblems.
So would you visit somewhere where zika is endemic?
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Post by lillielangtry on Apr 17, 2016 13:42:53 GMT -5
I'm currently researching a trip to the Southern Cone. No, it's not currently putting me off. I'm already on medication which can cause birth defects so I won't be getting pregnant. I read an article by a doctor and the only real reason she could give to avoid the region was "you might get pregnant by accident".
If I was trying for a baby, yeah I'd probably avoid. If serious evidence emerges about risks to adults, I'd bear that in mind and potentially rethink.
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Post by sadiep on Apr 17, 2016 13:51:59 GMT -5
It wouldn't put me off at this stage of my life, but I can see how it would rightly put off other women who were considering a pregnancy.
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Post by Bastet on Apr 17, 2016 16:27:31 GMT -5
Nope.
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Post by crazycat on Apr 17, 2016 17:21:02 GMT -5
I voted yes but only because of the pregnancy.
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Post by libbyh on Apr 17, 2016 17:29:28 GMT -5
If I was of child-bearing age, definitely. There must be some very worried female athletes considering their options for the Olympics.
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Post by HalcyonDaze on Apr 17, 2016 17:30:48 GMT -5
It wouldn't put me off at this stage of my life, but I can see how it would rightly put off other women who were considering a pregnancy. This. |
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Post by sprite on Apr 19, 2016 11:21:29 GMT -5
no. i'm not planning to get preggers, and i usually take a lot of precautions against mosquitos. i hate the buggers.
i'm suspecting that olympic athletes are physically not receptive to being pregnant--the training puts a big strain on the immune system and the lowered body fat would surely affect fertility?
i haven't heard that having the virus would have a long term effect on baby health? i could be wrong, i haven't been paying a lot of attention as the risk was very low when we went to cuba. i'm more concerned about dengue.
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Post by tzarine on Apr 20, 2016 19:33:06 GMT -5
no we are going to sao paulo for spring break
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Post by leela on Apr 23, 2016 13:25:39 GMT -5
I've just come back from central America, so no.
But my daughters are rightly concerned. The eldest and her boyfriend had been semi-planning a trip to the region, but have put it off. Though they've no immediate plans to start a family, it's not far off in their minds. And as there are plenty of other places in the world that they'd like to visit, they reckoned why take the risk.
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Post by shilgia on Apr 23, 2016 13:31:50 GMT -5
What they all said. If I were thinking of becoming pregnant, I'd find some other destination. If I had to go (for work or something) I'd have to think about it long and hard.
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Post by riverhorse on Apr 23, 2016 15:12:40 GMT -5
A friend of mine is currently in Rio for an Olympic test event (he's a judge for rhythmic gymnastics). Obviously the pregnancy aspect isn't going to affect him, but judging from his FB posts none of the women working with him put off their trip to Rio. I imagine it would be a huge decision to have to make it you'd spent basically your whole life working towards the goal of getting to the Olympics, either as a competitor or in his case, as an official.
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Post by lillielangtry on Apr 23, 2016 16:49:28 GMT -5
I think there is a slight chance it can be sexually transmitted as well, right? And I've heard that men who've been to infected areas are being advised to use condoms for some months afterwards. So in that case it could be a delaying factor if a couple wanted to get pregnant.
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Post by sprite on Apr 23, 2016 17:36:09 GMT -5
first they said it was only insect to person, but yeah, someone in texas (?) supposedly got it sexually. i did wonder at the time if maybe a mosquito got into the luggage, but science says no.
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Post by lolasf on Apr 27, 2016 0:34:44 GMT -5
I'm planning to go to central america next year. I'm technically capable of having a kid now, but have no plans in that direction. I guess if I met the man of my dreams in the next few months and starting a family was seriously on the table, I'd really have to think about it.
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Post by Queen on Apr 27, 2016 7:39:30 GMT -5
What they all said.
But not planning to go anywhere for a bit.
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Post by tucano on May 12, 2016 7:33:48 GMT -5
Thanks for the replies. As it looks like we'll go ahead with IVF in the summer, countries with Zika are probably off limits for a holiday in September. Though who knows where it may spread by then. Currently thinking of a trip to maybe either Chile or somewhere in Indonesia (so far Zika is only in Jakarta).
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Post by sprite on May 12, 2016 11:48:40 GMT -5
ivf!!
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Post by tzarine on May 14, 2016 15:23:50 GMT -5
luck with ivf!
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Post by whortleberry on May 27, 2016 17:35:18 GMT -5
I just travelled somewhere where zika virus is assumed to be present and the travel doctor advised me to refrain from pregnancy for 6 months afterwards.
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Post by sprite on May 28, 2016 10:30:34 GMT -5
so, this letter from the WHO advising a delay to the olympics...
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Post by tzarine on May 31, 2016 14:56:51 GMT -5
wow
that is serious when who gets involved
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Post by Phar Lap on Jun 3, 2016 10:26:20 GMT -5
Earlier today, I read American cyclist Tejay van Garderen has withdrawn from Olympic selection over the zika virus. His wife is expecting in October.
To answer the OP, if I was pregnant or hoping to get pregnant or start a family, then no, I wouldn't go. Would I go if that were not the case? It would depend on haw badly I wanted to visit the country concerned.
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Post by romily on Jun 23, 2016 6:05:05 GMT -5
As I am not planning to have kids it doesn't stop me going (just booked a trip to Mexico where the virus exists). I read on a message board that one poster was advised not to go if she plans to get pregnant in the next two years - so it seems that there is a fear that there are long term effects - the virus might affect the foetus for longer than thought?
In your case I definitely would not go tucano...
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Post by veronicainsocks on Jul 17, 2016 0:59:54 GMT -5
at 43 i dont care.
if i was younger i would wait.
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Post by tucano on Feb 24, 2017 9:05:24 GMT -5
Does anyone know of a website where you can search for more than one disease at once and see the results on a map? Going cross-eyed trying to cross-reference countries that have both zika and malaria.
Oh, reading back the thread, we are still not at the point of starting IVF till I've lost more weight.
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Post by Liiisa on Feb 25, 2017 16:11:08 GMT -5
tucano, I was hoping the American CDC might have an aggregated map, but I don't think they do. In case you haven't already been on their site, there are individual disease maps here (https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/2016/list/maps), in case you want to print a bunch of them off or put a bunch of them up on a large screen at once or something.
I'm going to be going to Panama this summer, including the Darién, so I see that I'm going to have to get yellow fever vaccine, and I think I need a DT booster.
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Post by tucano on Feb 26, 2017 5:30:58 GMT -5
Thanks for the suggestion, Liiisa.
The Darien? Is this a birding trip?
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Post by Liiisa on Feb 26, 2017 7:52:53 GMT -5
Thanks for the suggestion, Liiisa. The Darien? Is this a birding trip? Sure! The CDC has solid travel info. It's a butterfly trip, with a birding extension into the Darién tacked on. It's in August, so because that's the rainy season it's like half of the usual price, so I jumped at it! But hence why I'm planning to be pretty careful about researching vaccines and malaria meds etc for this trip, since it's more buggy down there in the rainy season than the dry season. |
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