Infertility in Men and Women with CF

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Infertility in Men and Women with CF

• Julia Broaddus
• March 15, 2006

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Infertility

• Inability to conceive after a year of trying
• 33 -33-15

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Female Infertility

• Lower one-third of the uterus
• Thicker cervical mucus

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Male infertility

• Abnormal Vas Deferens
• CBAV

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Successful Pregnancies

• Microsurgical epididymal sperm aspiration (MESA)
• Intracytoplasmic sperm injection
• 70 Successful

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References

• Cystic Fibrosis and Infertility.
  http//www.3.nbnet.nb.ca/normap/cfin fertility.ht
  m
• Developmental Biology. Gilbert, Scott F., Sinauer
  Associates, Inc, Sutherland, Massachusetts. 6th
  ed. 2000. pg.185-88
• Human Anatomy Physiology. Shier, David., et
  al. WCB publishers, 7th ed.1996. pg.859
• Male Fertility.md. www.malefertility.md/diagnosis
  .html
• Pregnancy and Infertility. http//www.cysticfibro
  sismdicin.com/htmldocs/CText /pegancy.htm
• The Boomer Esiason Foundation-Cystic Fibrosis
  Infertility. http//esiason.org/newsResourcInfert
  .html