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CMV and pregnancy
I want to get pregnant but was recently tested using a t-cell test that showed I am chronically active with CMV. On the web pages it says if a woman gets an active CMV infection while pregnant she may pass it on to the child with potentially devastating effects. I need to know if it is only if she contracts active CMV for the first time while pregnant that it can be passed on as congenital CMV or if I already have CMV does this mean if I get pregnant I won´t pass it on. This distinction is not clear in the web pages online. Thanks!
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Hi @grace1 and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I also added your post to the fertility group in case others would like to chime in.
According to March of Dimes, You can pass CMV to your baby at any time during pregnancy. But you are more likely to pass it on if you get infected for the first time during pregnancy or if a past CMV infection becomes active again, especially in the third trimester. You also can pass CMV to your baby during labor and birth, or while nursing.
What website were you looking at?