Can CF patients have children?

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KrazyKat

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I agree with Julie, too often we let somebody's impolite or inflamatory comment hijack a thread and fail to respond adequately to the poster.
Yes, often CF males can father children, although usually with medical intervention required.
Yes there are huge issues you both need to talk through before you even contemplate trying. The ultimate decision belongs to you and your partner and nobody else.
Yes Amy is opinionated, we all know that, she has been attacked before for her views on children, it's an old fight, let it go and ignore the issue, it's been done to death and we all just have to agree to disagree.
 
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KrazyKat

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I agree with Julie, too often we let somebody's impolite or inflamatory comment hijack a thread and fail to respond adequately to the poster.
Yes, often CF males can father children, although usually with medical intervention required.
Yes there are huge issues you both need to talk through before you even contemplate trying. The ultimate decision belongs to you and your partner and nobody else.
Yes Amy is opinionated, we all know that, she has been attacked before for her views on children, it's an old fight, let it go and ignore the issue, it's been done to death and we all just have to agree to disagree.
 
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KrazyKat

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I agree with Julie, too often we let somebody's impolite or inflamatory comment hijack a thread and fail to respond adequately to the poster.
Yes, often CF males can father children, although usually with medical intervention required.
Yes there are huge issues you both need to talk through before you even contemplate trying. The ultimate decision belongs to you and your partner and nobody else.
Yes Amy is opinionated, we all know that, she has been attacked before for her views on children, it's an old fight, let it go and ignore the issue, it's been done to death and we all just have to agree to disagree.
 
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CaliSally

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Kids aren't for everyone - with or without CF.

I was fortunate to find out that wanted to experience pregnancy more than really wanting kids, and therefore haven't had children - And my husband and I have no regrets! We are a perfectly happy family with our furry kids.

If you can't openly and honestly talk to him about these issues (that you posted here) then you both will have a rocky road ahead of you in dealing with his illness, on top of normal life's bumps in the road.

If you really are considering wanting to marry him down the road, you'll both need to be more honest with the difficult things, or, it WON'T work. Those are the facts.

Best Wishes
 
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CaliSally

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Kids aren't for everyone - with or without CF.

I was fortunate to find out that wanted to experience pregnancy more than really wanting kids, and therefore haven't had children - And my husband and I have no regrets! We are a perfectly happy family with our furry kids.

If you can't openly and honestly talk to him about these issues (that you posted here) then you both will have a rocky road ahead of you in dealing with his illness, on top of normal life's bumps in the road.

If you really are considering wanting to marry him down the road, you'll both need to be more honest with the difficult things, or, it WON'T work. Those are the facts.

Best Wishes
 
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CaliSally

New member
Kids aren't for everyone - with or without CF.

I was fortunate to find out that wanted to experience pregnancy more than really wanting kids, and therefore haven't had children - And my husband and I have no regrets! We are a perfectly happy family with our furry kids.

If you can't openly and honestly talk to him about these issues (that you posted here) then you both will have a rocky road ahead of you in dealing with his illness, on top of normal life's bumps in the road.

If you really are considering wanting to marry him down the road, you'll both need to be more honest with the difficult things, or, it WON'T work. Those are the facts.

Best Wishes
 
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lightNlife

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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>julie</b></i>

dbtoo,



it's unfortunate for those who want to have biological children/adopted and for those who have to/choose to pay upwards of $10,000 to do IVF or to adopt a child. it's not unfortunate for those who choose not to have children because it's a natural form of birth control for those who are infertile, and it's definately convienent.</end quote></div>

To summarize a very popular song, "you can't always get what you want."

And as far as the natural form of birth control, you're close, but just slightly off target. Biologically speaking, it's actually a natural form of population control, not birth control. Natural selection, if it were to take place without the intervention of modern science (e.g. IVF), would progress in such a way that certain diseases, particularly those like CF that are caused by a genetic mutation, would have been eradicated due to the inability of people with such a condition to breed. By usurping natural selection, the likelihood of wiping out the disease becomes increasingly small.
 
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lightNlife

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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>julie</b></i>

dbtoo,



it's unfortunate for those who want to have biological children/adopted and for those who have to/choose to pay upwards of $10,000 to do IVF or to adopt a child. it's not unfortunate for those who choose not to have children because it's a natural form of birth control for those who are infertile, and it's definately convienent.</end quote></div>

To summarize a very popular song, "you can't always get what you want."

And as far as the natural form of birth control, you're close, but just slightly off target. Biologically speaking, it's actually a natural form of population control, not birth control. Natural selection, if it were to take place without the intervention of modern science (e.g. IVF), would progress in such a way that certain diseases, particularly those like CF that are caused by a genetic mutation, would have been eradicated due to the inability of people with such a condition to breed. By usurping natural selection, the likelihood of wiping out the disease becomes increasingly small.
 
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lightNlife

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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>julie</b></i>

dbtoo,



it's unfortunate for those who want to have biological children/adopted and for those who have to/choose to pay upwards of $10,000 to do IVF or to adopt a child. it's not unfortunate for those who choose not to have children because it's a natural form of birth control for those who are infertile, and it's definately convienent.</end quote></div>

To summarize a very popular song, "you can't always get what you want."

And as far as the natural form of birth control, you're close, but just slightly off target. Biologically speaking, it's actually a natural form of population control, not birth control. Natural selection, if it were to take place without the intervention of modern science (e.g. IVF), would progress in such a way that certain diseases, particularly those like CF that are caused by a genetic mutation, would have been eradicated due to the inability of people with such a condition to breed. By usurping natural selection, the likelihood of wiping out the disease becomes increasingly small.
 
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elrustad

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I am new to this forum as of today, 03/07/2007.

My wife, Jamie, and I have 4 children now. We were thinking of doing IVF but in Minnesota nothing was covered at the time, 1997. So we decided to do IUI with donor sperm.

In Decemeber, 1999 we found out that IUI worked and Jamie was pregnant. We found out in January, 2000 that we were going to have twins. August 8, 2000 we had our twins, Ashalyn at 6 lbs 1 oz and Caleb at 4 lbs 12 oz.

In 2004 we decided to have one more child. So we went back to our same doctor that we did IUI and got pregnant again. Again we found out we wer having twins again. April 23, 2005 we had Noah at 6 lbs 11 oz and Elias at 6 lbs 15 oz.

It is possible to have children. You may have them biologically, IVF, IUI with donor sperm, or adoptions. The ways are out there you just need to chose what is right for you and your spouse, partner, life mate.


As for the life expentency, that is a real unknown. I was diagnosed with CF on my 26th birthday. Today I am 35 and living great. Life is meant to be lived and don't try to make it shorter by dwelling on negative effects of CF.
 
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elrustad

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I am new to this forum as of today, 03/07/2007.

My wife, Jamie, and I have 4 children now. We were thinking of doing IVF but in Minnesota nothing was covered at the time, 1997. So we decided to do IUI with donor sperm.

In Decemeber, 1999 we found out that IUI worked and Jamie was pregnant. We found out in January, 2000 that we were going to have twins. August 8, 2000 we had our twins, Ashalyn at 6 lbs 1 oz and Caleb at 4 lbs 12 oz.

In 2004 we decided to have one more child. So we went back to our same doctor that we did IUI and got pregnant again. Again we found out we wer having twins again. April 23, 2005 we had Noah at 6 lbs 11 oz and Elias at 6 lbs 15 oz.

It is possible to have children. You may have them biologically, IVF, IUI with donor sperm, or adoptions. The ways are out there you just need to chose what is right for you and your spouse, partner, life mate.


As for the life expentency, that is a real unknown. I was diagnosed with CF on my 26th birthday. Today I am 35 and living great. Life is meant to be lived and don't try to make it shorter by dwelling on negative effects of CF.
 
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elrustad

New member
I am new to this forum as of today, 03/07/2007.

My wife, Jamie, and I have 4 children now. We were thinking of doing IVF but in Minnesota nothing was covered at the time, 1997. So we decided to do IUI with donor sperm.

In Decemeber, 1999 we found out that IUI worked and Jamie was pregnant. We found out in January, 2000 that we were going to have twins. August 8, 2000 we had our twins, Ashalyn at 6 lbs 1 oz and Caleb at 4 lbs 12 oz.

In 2004 we decided to have one more child. So we went back to our same doctor that we did IUI and got pregnant again. Again we found out we wer having twins again. April 23, 2005 we had Noah at 6 lbs 11 oz and Elias at 6 lbs 15 oz.

It is possible to have children. You may have them biologically, IVF, IUI with donor sperm, or adoptions. The ways are out there you just need to chose what is right for you and your spouse, partner, life mate.


As for the life expentency, that is a real unknown. I was diagnosed with CF on my 26th birthday. Today I am 35 and living great. Life is meant to be lived and don't try to make it shorter by dwelling on negative effects of CF.
 
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