Contraception and pregnancy in cystic fibrosis

Abstract

The increasing adult population of those affected by cystic fibrosis (CF) has inevitably increased the number of women with the condition capable of falling pregnant. Indeed, as in the non‐CF population, it should be assumed that all women with the disease should be considered fertile unless proven otherwise. Similarly although 95% of men with CF are infertile due to congenital absence of the vas deferens, active spermatogenesis does occur and it is essential that all men are counselled about their potential fertility before they consider themselves infertile.