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Cystic fibrosis: keeping it in the family.
Pediatric pulmonology - 1 Feb 2002
Crowley Suzanne, Bush Andrew
Abstract excerpt
Nearly all men with cystic fibrosis (CF) are infertile, although assisted conception has allowed an increasing number of women with CF to become pregnant. We report on the case of a couple investigated for infertility who conceived a child with CF. The father had previously undergone a laparotomy for meconium peritonitis as a neonate, and the mother had recently been given a diagnosis of asthma. Both parents...
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