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When you have cystic fibrosis, there are potential complications related to pregnancy. But as part of the planning process, you can learn more about these complications and how to partner with your CF care team to evaluate these risks based on your personal situation.
Women with CF have thicker cervical mucus and can have ovulation issues due to poor nutrition. However, the majority of women with CF are fertile and can become pregnant if appropriate contraception is not used.
While 97-98 percent of men with cystic fibrosis are infertile, they can still enjoy normal, healthy sex lives and have biological children with the help of assisted reproductive technology (ART).
Learning more about the financial, health, lifestyle, time-management, and other implications of being a parent with cystic fibrosis can help you decide if having kids is right for you.
We offer awards for cystic fibrosis research and for professional development and training. Below is a list of current and upcoming funding opportunities.
Theratyping matches therapies, or medications, to specific types of mutations. The primary goal of theratyping is to identify which mutations respond to certain CFTR modulators, thereby helping people with rare CFTR mutations gain access to already approved modulators quickly and safely.
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is requesting letters of intent for research projects that aim to use available clinical trials in organ transplantation specimens and/or clinical data to improve knowledge of chronic lung allograft dysfunction pathogenesis and explore new approaches to detection, prevention, monitoring, or treatment of chronic lung allograft dysfunction.