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Getting pregnant with CF
- Question
- Hello,
I want to know, how it is with pregnancies.
I am afraid that I cannot get pregnant. I know some women, who have a child and they are doing much worse than I do. However, the fear is always there. I have stopped the pill last month, and I am waiting for the next menstruation that I can use the Clearblue fertility monitor.
How difficult is it to become pregnant with this illness? In general I am doing well, except for infections in the meantime. But I am making myself completely crasy with the fear not to be able to get pregnant.!
I am 21 years old, 1,60 m high and weigh 47 kg. My FEV1 lies always between 70-100%. Therefore everything is o.k. I think. And infections I only have during the winter.
My friends have it harder with underweight and partly an FEV1 of only 30%!
My partner is very healthy, fortunately. With the pill my menstruation has been regular.
Many greetings - Answer
- Dear questioner,
Just after stopping the pill the chance of getting pregnant is good, however, please be patient. Also in non-CF people, it lasts up to 2 years until 80% of those get pregnant in case they wish to have a child. Therefore, relax, please. In case your body weight is normal and your menstruation regulary, it looks positively. According to the age, you should probably contact a "childrens'-wish- consultation hour" earliest after half a year for consultation; of course you can do it also right now in order that somebody can take the fear of you.
I would regard your weight as rather borderline small but just sufficient. The menstruation comes always regular when taking the pill, as this is a hormon-deprivation bleeding not the actual menstruation. One has to wait, if the menstruation without pill appears regularly. In case not, please do not hesitate to ask.
Yours sincerely,
Dr. A.-U. Stücker - 09.12.2010