Fertiltity in cf males

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Louieh1

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Hello,Just wanted to know if anyone has any info on fertility in cf males?Could a cf male naturally conceive and if his partner was a cf carrier what process would have to be done in order to conceive to lessen chances of cf occuring again???
Trying to find information for a close friend of mine who is desperate to become a father and thinks that he never will be able to.Is that true?Any info would be grateful.Thank you.
 
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Louieh1

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Hello,Just wanted to know if anyone has any info on fertility in cf males?Could a cf male naturally conceive and if his partner was a cf carrier what process would have to be done in order to conceive to lessen chances of cf occuring again???
Trying to find information for a close friend of mine who is desperate to become a father and thinks that he never will be able to.Is that true?Any info would be grateful.Thank you.
 
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Louieh1

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Hello,Just wanted to know if anyone has any info on fertility in cf males?Could a cf male naturally conceive and if his partner was a cf carrier what process would have to be done in order to conceive to lessen chances of cf occuring again???
Trying to find information for a close friend of mine who is desperate to become a father and thinks that he never will be able to.Is that true?Any info would be grateful.Thank you.
 
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NoExcuses

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Julie does... hopefully she'll respond to this thread. Either that or you can PM her.

Tell your friend that he can become a father through adoption of course! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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NoExcuses

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Julie does... hopefully she'll respond to this thread. Either that or you can PM her.

Tell your friend that he can become a father through adoption of course! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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NoExcuses

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Julie does... hopefully she'll respond to this thread. Either that or you can PM her.

Tell your friend that he can become a father through adoption of course! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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beyerdug

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I think it is something like 3-5% of males with cf are fertile and the rest either don't have a vas deferens or an incomplete one. There is a possibility that you can do an in vetro fertilization but I'm not sure how that works with a male cfer. If the male has cf and the female is a carrier, there is a 50-50 chance that the child will have cf and the other 50% will be carriers. Again, I don't know if they can select an egg from the female that does not have the gene so the risk is high of conceiving a child with cf.
 
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beyerdug

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I think it is something like 3-5% of males with cf are fertile and the rest either don't have a vas deferens or an incomplete one. There is a possibility that you can do an in vetro fertilization but I'm not sure how that works with a male cfer. If the male has cf and the female is a carrier, there is a 50-50 chance that the child will have cf and the other 50% will be carriers. Again, I don't know if they can select an egg from the female that does not have the gene so the risk is high of conceiving a child with cf.
 
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beyerdug

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I think it is something like 3-5% of males with cf are fertile and the rest either don't have a vas deferens or an incomplete one. There is a possibility that you can do an in vetro fertilization but I'm not sure how that works with a male cfer. If the male has cf and the female is a carrier, there is a 50-50 chance that the child will have cf and the other 50% will be carriers. Again, I don't know if they can select an egg from the female that does not have the gene so the risk is high of conceiving a child with cf.
 
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Markus

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I will tell Julie about this thread so she can respond. We went thought the whole process of IVF/ICSI here is her website that she has made with tons of information

www.cysticfibrosismaleinfertility.com

check it out and if you have any questions let Julie know she has done tons of research on this topic.

We now have 3 happy babies ...well happy most of the time <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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Markus

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I will tell Julie about this thread so she can respond. We went thought the whole process of IVF/ICSI here is her website that she has made with tons of information

www.cysticfibrosismaleinfertility.com

check it out and if you have any questions let Julie know she has done tons of research on this topic.

We now have 3 happy babies ...well happy most of the time <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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Markus

Guest
I will tell Julie about this thread so she can respond. We went thought the whole process of IVF/ICSI here is her website that she has made with tons of information

www.cysticfibrosismaleinfertility.com

check it out and if you have any questions let Julie know she has done tons of research on this topic.

We now have 3 happy babies ...well happy most of the time <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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elrustad

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There are many methods. He just needs to take a step back, relax, and things will come to those who have patiences.
 
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elrustad

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There are many methods. He just needs to take a step back, relax, and things will come to those who have patiences.
 
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elrustad

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There are many methods. He just needs to take a step back, relax, and things will come to those who have patiences.
 
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julie

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To the initial poster, in about 98% of males, "natural" fatherhood is not possible due the the lack of the vas deferens, which carries the sperm from the testicles to the ejaculation point.

However, the sperm is still created and just needs to be extracted via surgical method. We do have 2 members on this board that I know of that have children without assistance, Steve and Brad. many others, including my husband, have become fathers via IVF.

If the man with CF's partner is a carrier, they can do a procedure called PGD (PreGenetic Implantation Diagnosis) that would separate the embryos that have only 1 CF mutation (therefore a carrier, which will ALWAYS be the case with a CF parent), from those with 2 mutations (having CF). There are many things you can have done with the embryo's that have CF. It's a matter of personal opinion and morals, but a number of people have donated them to science for further testing and education regarding CF. Still others let them "grow" and die on their own.

If you have any specific questions, feel free to email me and refer your friend to my website, it's linked below
 
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julie

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To the initial poster, in about 98% of males, "natural" fatherhood is not possible due the the lack of the vas deferens, which carries the sperm from the testicles to the ejaculation point.

However, the sperm is still created and just needs to be extracted via surgical method. We do have 2 members on this board that I know of that have children without assistance, Steve and Brad. many others, including my husband, have become fathers via IVF.

If the man with CF's partner is a carrier, they can do a procedure called PGD (PreGenetic Implantation Diagnosis) that would separate the embryos that have only 1 CF mutation (therefore a carrier, which will ALWAYS be the case with a CF parent), from those with 2 mutations (having CF). There are many things you can have done with the embryo's that have CF. It's a matter of personal opinion and morals, but a number of people have donated them to science for further testing and education regarding CF. Still others let them "grow" and die on their own.

If you have any specific questions, feel free to email me and refer your friend to my website, it's linked below
 
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julie

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To the initial poster, in about 98% of males, "natural" fatherhood is not possible due the the lack of the vas deferens, which carries the sperm from the testicles to the ejaculation point.

However, the sperm is still created and just needs to be extracted via surgical method. We do have 2 members on this board that I know of that have children without assistance, Steve and Brad. many others, including my husband, have become fathers via IVF.

If the man with CF's partner is a carrier, they can do a procedure called PGD (PreGenetic Implantation Diagnosis) that would separate the embryos that have only 1 CF mutation (therefore a carrier, which will ALWAYS be the case with a CF parent), from those with 2 mutations (having CF). There are many things you can have done with the embryo's that have CF. It's a matter of personal opinion and morals, but a number of people have donated them to science for further testing and education regarding CF. Still others let them "grow" and die on their own.

If you have any specific questions, feel free to email me and refer your friend to my website, it's linked below
 
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