title: How long should someone wait after CMV infection to start pregnancy?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  One of my patients contracted a primary cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. What is the recommended waiting time between primary CMV infection and conception, and which tests are valid for determining whether infectivity is over?
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although no data on the proper waiting period between primary CMV infection and conception are available, we suggest waiting until CMV-specific immunoglobulin G antibodies are present (at least 6 months).
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moienafshari
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bar-Oz
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ford-Jones
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Koren
mesh_terms: D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013997:Time Factors