Can CF men have kids? - Cystic Fibrosis Message Board

himmiepaws · 04-04-2005, 10:37 PM

Hello,
I was wondering what the odds are of a man with CF having children without help from doctors?
My brother has CF and his ex just told him they have a child. He doesnt think the baby is his because he thought Cf men were sterile.
I am thrilled that I may have a nephew,but now I am not so sure that I really do, and was wondering if this can happen?

Thank you.

luvmygirls · 04-05-2005, 07:59 AM

I know the odds are against it but I know of a male w/ CF who has a son conceived naturally. I do not know his genotype.

cfmommy · 04-05-2005, 09:37 AM

It's my understanding that the vast majority of cf men do not have a connected vas deferens. In fact an aquaintenance of mine who was diagnosed at the age of 30 tell the story of an ex who tried to tell him he was a father and he knew it was impossible. So it's very improbable, but not impossible. I know of male CFers who have had this check to see if they need to use protection or not.

curiousman · 06-04-2005, 11:44 PM

Its possible to have kids as a male but VERY UNLIKELY.
Have him go do a sperm test if he is concerned and that will tell him what he needs to know

emma_j_21 · 06-07-2005, 02:49 PM

hi,
Just thought i'd make a comment. What i've been told is that 98% of males with cf are infertile. They produce sperm prefectly like any other person but the vas deferns that carries the sperm to the seamen is either blocked or never formed when in the womb.
A simple way to see if your in the 98% is to have a sperm test done. My bf recently had it done and not to our surprise is came back that there wasn't a single sperm there. Now this doesn't mean to say that you can never father a child it just means you can't do it naturally but through IVF or IUI you can have a child so there is some hope.
Hope it helped.