A member asked:

Can mono cause birth defects?

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Dr. Jackie Lam answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

No: From cdc: "there are no known associations between active ebv infection and problems during pregnancy, such as miscarriages or birth defects.".

Answered 7/12/2013

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Dr. Nikolaos Zacharias answered

Specializes in Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Not likely.: Ebv rarely crosses the placenta and even more rarely causes birth defects to the heart/brain or liver/kidneys. Reports of such cases are very few and far between in the medical literature, suggesting true rarity and remote clinical significance (theoretical rather than real danger).

Answered 10/4/2016

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