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can men with cf have children
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Mockingbird
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ha ha, only if they're arnold swartzenegger. =-) (cause the movie Junior.... okay, I'm done now.)
i'm a male with cf and my girlfriend is pregnant through natural methods <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> it's was nice to find out we didn't have to spend 10's of thousands of dollars for the chance to have a kid.
just found out last week that it's a girl!
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just found out last week that it's a girl!
<img src="<a target=new class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/forgotaboutsteve/girlparts.jpg"">http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/forgotaboutsteve/girlparts.jpg"</a> alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">
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65rosessamurai
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I was hoping to be in the top 98% of the class, but...Surprise!!...I wasn't.
My case might be related to Meningitis at infancy...I was told it was very serious.
Some infertility cases are caused by extremly high fevers at a young age (anyone correct me if I'm innacurate), or even near puberty. I had also gotten a bad case of influenza at age 17.
Word of caution--some people spend millions for fertility and never succeed...sometimes you have to know when it's over.
I was fortunate to have a selfish ex who...better not open that door!!
Anyway, it was a shock to me that I was sterile, despite my good health conditions for having CF.
My case might be related to Meningitis at infancy...I was told it was very serious.
Some infertility cases are caused by extremly high fevers at a young age (anyone correct me if I'm innacurate), or even near puberty. I had also gotten a bad case of influenza at age 17.
Word of caution--some people spend millions for fertility and never succeed...sometimes you have to know when it's over.
I was fortunate to have a selfish ex who...better not open that door!!
Anyway, it was a shock to me that I was sterile, despite my good health conditions for having CF.
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65rosessamurai
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I may end up adopting...You know when you're married and get beyond the age of retirement, you can't rely on anyone other than your children...The old saying "You bring up your children and care for them, and when they become adults, then they take care of you".
I don't believe in it much--financial burdens--but I've seen it so often with my parents, my wife's and my ex-wifes, that it's more of a true statement.
Adopting in Japan would be complicated for me as a U.S. Citizen; I'll consider adoption once I'm State-side. Maybe a child past 5, or even 10 may be easier to upbring due to my age and life span.
I don't believe in it much--financial burdens--but I've seen it so often with my parents, my wife's and my ex-wifes, that it's more of a true statement.
Adopting in Japan would be complicated for me as a U.S. Citizen; I'll consider adoption once I'm State-side. Maybe a child past 5, or even 10 may be easier to upbring due to my age and life span.
Men with CF are not STERILE. If there is sterility involved, it has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with their Cystic Fibrosis.
Men who are "infertile" simply lack the vas deferens which is the tube that carries the sperm from the testicles to the ejaculation point. There are surgical procedures to extract the sperm that are continually produced inside the testicles.
If a man with CF has NO semen in his ejaculation but has normal testosterone levels, FSH levels, Prolactin Levels and LH (lutenizing Hormone) levels, there is a 99.9% reason to believe that sperm is being produced normally in the testicles.
www.cysticfibrosismaleinfertility.com
Men who are "infertile" simply lack the vas deferens which is the tube that carries the sperm from the testicles to the ejaculation point. There are surgical procedures to extract the sperm that are continually produced inside the testicles.
If a man with CF has NO semen in his ejaculation but has normal testosterone levels, FSH levels, Prolactin Levels and LH (lutenizing Hormone) levels, there is a 99.9% reason to believe that sperm is being produced normally in the testicles.
www.cysticfibrosismaleinfertility.com
Mockingbird
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My doctor used a different word. So the next time I went in for a check-up after that, I wore a suit, and the doctor said, "Why are you all dressed up?" I said, "Well, last time you told me I was IMPOTENT, so I decided to dress that way!"
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65rosessamurai
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(Old Joke, Mockingbird! It kinda "runs" with the joke "That's Nacho Cheese!")
I thought that was all it was...however, my doctor also said something regarding my testicles, and my case may be related to another illness at a younger age... won't know unless I'm tested.
Sounds like shoving a needle in the groin for some "little fishies" is gonna hurt real bad! (My concern is that there are no "little fishies" in the pond!)
When we've got the time, my new wife would like to take me to a notorious (infamous?) clinic for such tests.
Needless to say, I'm both looking forward and not looking forward to it. (Sounds like it's gunna hurt! Then there's the embarrasing thing of how it's going to be extracted--by a beautiful nurse?)
I thought that was all it was...however, my doctor also said something regarding my testicles, and my case may be related to another illness at a younger age... won't know unless I'm tested.
Sounds like shoving a needle in the groin for some "little fishies" is gonna hurt real bad! (My concern is that there are no "little fishies" in the pond!)
When we've got the time, my new wife would like to take me to a notorious (infamous?) clinic for such tests.
Needless to say, I'm both looking forward and not looking forward to it. (Sounds like it's gunna hurt! Then there's the embarrasing thing of how it's going to be extracted--by a beautiful nurse?)
Mockingbird
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Carriers wouldn't have any symptoms of CF. The gene is recessive, so the other, dominant gene would ensure that everything runs normally. If he does have the Vans Defferens problem, it's because of something else.
Mockingbird,
You are usually head on with stuff but I have to correct you on this one. It is true that on rare occasions, carriers of the CF mutation do also have absense of the vas deferens- that by process of elimination is linked to being a CF carrier-make sense? So yes, her brother, even though he doesn't have CF (but I'm not too sure that's the case) could still have a "CBAVD" (congenital bilateral absense of the vas deferens) and not have CF.
CF is a much more complicated disease (aside from the health aspect) as far as the genetic breakdowns go, than it presents itself to be.
******And just a few educational tidbits, since this is kind of my soapbox:
-CBAVD casuse by the CF mutation creates an ABSENSE of the vas deferens, NOT a blocked/clogged or misformed vas deferens.
-65rosessamurai, Not to embarass you, but if your doctor said the testicles were of abnormal size (smaller testicles ARE normal in men with CF because the don't produce the HUGE numbers of Sperm that somebody with a vas deferens creates) there are medications that you can take. You can visit my website for more information, www.cysticfibrosismaleinfertility.com but you need to have the following tests:
TESTOSTERONE
FREE TESTOSTERONE
LUTHNIZING HORMONE (LH)
FOLLICULAR STIMULATING HOMRONE (FSH)
Depending on the restults of these tests, if any of your levels are abnormal they can put you on the following medications:
CLOMID
ARIMADEX
It takes 90 days for new sperm to fully mature so from the time you start taking the medication, the doctor should test you every 30 days to see if your hormone levels are progressing. If the levels are increasing, or if they were in the normal range to begin with, that's a HUGE indication that you ARE in fact producing sperm.
GOOD LUCK
You are usually head on with stuff but I have to correct you on this one. It is true that on rare occasions, carriers of the CF mutation do also have absense of the vas deferens- that by process of elimination is linked to being a CF carrier-make sense? So yes, her brother, even though he doesn't have CF (but I'm not too sure that's the case) could still have a "CBAVD" (congenital bilateral absense of the vas deferens) and not have CF.
CF is a much more complicated disease (aside from the health aspect) as far as the genetic breakdowns go, than it presents itself to be.
******And just a few educational tidbits, since this is kind of my soapbox:
-CBAVD casuse by the CF mutation creates an ABSENSE of the vas deferens, NOT a blocked/clogged or misformed vas deferens.
-65rosessamurai, Not to embarass you, but if your doctor said the testicles were of abnormal size (smaller testicles ARE normal in men with CF because the don't produce the HUGE numbers of Sperm that somebody with a vas deferens creates) there are medications that you can take. You can visit my website for more information, www.cysticfibrosismaleinfertility.com but you need to have the following tests:
TESTOSTERONE
FREE TESTOSTERONE
LUTHNIZING HORMONE (LH)
FOLLICULAR STIMULATING HOMRONE (FSH)
Depending on the restults of these tests, if any of your levels are abnormal they can put you on the following medications:
CLOMID
ARIMADEX
It takes 90 days for new sperm to fully mature so from the time you start taking the medication, the doctor should test you every 30 days to see if your hormone levels are progressing. If the levels are increasing, or if they were in the normal range to begin with, that's a HUGE indication that you ARE in fact producing sperm.
GOOD LUCK
lovingBenandCambree
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My brother and his wife did invetro and to their amazement now have beautiful twin boys that are 9 months old.
Just thought I would share<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
Emilee
Just thought I would share<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
Emilee
Mockingbird
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<blockquote>Quote<br><hr><i>Originally posted by: <b>julie</b></i><br>Mockingbird, You are usually head on with stuff but I have to correct you on this one. It is true that on rare occasions, carriers of the CF mutation do also have absense of the vas deferens- that by process of elimination is linked to being a CF carrier-make sense? So yes, her brother, even though he doesn't have CF (but I'm not too sure that's the case) could still have a "CBAVD" (congenital bilateral absense of the vas deferens) and not have CF.
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Really? That's weird! Ha ha, but I'm operating on high school level of Biology though. I thought dominant genes were dominant and that was it. Thanks for the info!
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Really? That's weird! Ha ha, but I'm operating on high school level of Biology though. I thought dominant genes were dominant and that was it. Thanks for the info!
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Cutecurlz
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NO.....men who are born with CF CAN NOT have children...they are 100% sterile. Sorry for the info.