My husband and I want a child. And He has cf and i do not. He is afraid that if i get pregent by him that his kid will have cf or be a carrier. My big question is: If i am not a carrier and he has it is there a chance that the baby will have it or even be a carrier. I wanna have a baby<img src="i/expressions/moon.gif" border="0">
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I want a baby w/o Cf
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First of all...I want to say that most men with CF are sterile...I'm sorry....but I dont want you to get your hopes up. But if he is able to have children...and you are not a carrier....there is no way for the child to have CF. Both parents must be carriers. Also, if you are able to have children...and you are not a carrier...your child will definitely be a carrier of the CF disease...because your husband has it. I hope this helps you! Good luck to the both of you!!!Dea
hi,Dea has it right. About 95% of men with CF are sterile. though they can have children through an invitro process. If you are not a carrier but you hubby has CF then you children CAN NOT have CF but they WILL be carriers. if you are a carrier then your children hav a 50% chance of having CF and a 50% chance of just being carriers. So even if your children do not have CF they would have to be carriers. I have some very basic Genetic info on my site at http://groups.msn.com/TeamRachelJane Feel free to check it out.Good luckAndreamom of Rachel 5 with CF and one on the way
Hi there,My husband was diagnosed w/Delta F508, which pretty much means he was unable to conceive naturally. I was tested for CF and at the time only 25 genes could be tested for and it came back negative. After surgery for him and 8 in-vitro's for me, we were blessed with twin boys. At one year when they tested for lead, I asked them to check for CF. Sure enough, both boys have Delta F508 and one also has S1235R a "polymorph" gene? The doctors asked me to check again for CF, now 5 years after the initial test, and up to 75 or 80 genes could be tested for and it came back positive for S1235R. I don't want to make you paranoid, just get the most accurate testing available.Good luck.....p.s. I'm glad I didn't know because I may not have had these beauties.
AbsintheSorrow
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You need to be tested. If you are not a carrier, there is no way the child would end up with CF. The child may still be a carrier, but would not have CF. But as others have said, sorry to say, most CF men are sterile. I know the general feeling. I have CF, and though not male, have had a hysterectomy, so I won't be able to have children either. Look into adopting... or if you really want to have your own children, maybe try a sperm donor. It depends on what you're comfortable with. -Emily
Hi there You should really look into in vitro. There is alot that can be done. Recently a new high tech micro surgery has been developed for in vitro fertilization, which as enabled a few men with CF to father children. This technique is called MESA, for microsurgical epididmal sperm aspiration. The pregnancy rate is about 50% with each attempt. If the procedure works then the dr will look at the genes in the fertilized egg and only implant fertilized nonCF eggs! This part of the procedure is called preimplantation genetic diagnosis. I wish you and your husband all the best!!! The technology is out there and available. Educate your self and go for it!!
Also remember that if you are tested for being a carrier and it comes back negative this is NOT 100% guaranteed. Before my sister had a baby (she is a carrier) her husband was tested and it came back negative. Her daughter still had to be tested herself - thankfully it came back negative.Andrew.23 CF
Hi. I went through IVF, both a fresh cycle and a frozen one. It's really not that bad. If you'd like to talk about it, I can give you the details.e-mail me at cfruits@hotmail.com please put something about ivf in the subject so I don't delete it.Christiemommy to malachi (wocf) and mylee (wcf)