Cystic Fibrosis

[Guest]

my 25 year old daughter is 14 weeks pregnant and has found out she is a c/f carrier and also that she has cystic fibrosis Is it possible for a person to have c/f and never have any symptoms?

[Guest]

yes it is possible if they have a mild form of the disease. some patients are not diagnosed until well into adulthood.
[quote] my 25 year old daughter is 14 weeks pregnant and has found out she is a c/f carrier and also that she has cystic fibrosis. Is it possible for a person to have c/f and never have any symptoms... [/quote]

[Guest]

How will this affect her pregnancy?
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[Guest]

It is usually not a problem in preganancy unless the cf is serious and the patient has frequent exacerbations. In those cases, malnutrition is a problem as is breathing as the women gets bigger. It does affect the possibility the child will have cf and I am sure she has been told about this.
[quote] How will this affect her pregnancy.
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