Cystic Fibrosis and Pregnancy

Dr. Weaam Nabil Albanna

 

Affiliations: Suez Canal University, Egypt

 

ABSTRACT

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder that affects mostly the lungs, but also the pancreas, liver, kidneys, and intestine. Long-term issues include difficulty breathing and coughing up mucus as a result of frequent lung infections. Other signs and symptoms may include sinus infections, poor growth, fatty stool, clubbing of the fingers and toes, and infertility in most males. Different people may have different degrees of symptoms.

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