Cystic Fibrosis Test

It depends on why he wants to do the test. I understand it's a fairly common gene among caucasians. If you and your husband are both carriers, it may increase your chances of having a child with CF, which might increase the risk of miscarriage (which can happen if a fetus has genetic problems) or complications at delivery. (I don't know this for sure, just guessing at why it's a standard test for couples undergoing in vitro). If it's easy to test for and it's not cost prohibitive, I don't see why it would hurt to know.

Yes!! Take the test! It is a simple blood test. They test you to see if you are a carrier of the gene. If you are not, there is no way your baby will get this horrible disease. If you are, then your husband will need to be tested. If he is also a carrier, there is a 1 in 4 chance your baby will have CF. Both parents need to be a carrier to pass it on. Now-a-days, there is a lot that can be done for CF patients and even hope for long healthy lives, so it is not a death sentence anymore. But, absolutely have the test. It doens't harm anything to know if you are a carrier. And, if you both are, there is a lot to consider. You can talk to your Dr. about all of the details...but, in my opinion, it is better to know up front. My younger cousing died from CF after a very long and hard battle with it years ago, before they had all the treatments they do now.

Best wishes to you and your husband.

God Bless!
S.

S.,
Hello, This is not to respond to cs test. But, I am going though the same thing beginning Monday for In-Virto process
as well...
I would love to talk to someone who is going though this at the same time I am.
Would you like to have someone to talk too?

Thanks,
A.
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I agree with Maggie, if you can do this and it's just a precautionary measure, I suppose it would be a good idea. My niece has CF but my sister is Hispanic and her husband is Caucasian. Nonetheless, I could see the importance if it runs in your family. I guess there's no way to really know though, she's the first one in my family to have this. If this is a precautionary measure and it's not too risky, I see nothing wrong with this. You're doing the right thing asking though. I wish I could say one way or another, but I'm not an expert in this field. Good luck to you either way. You might find info. on the CFF website,but I'm not sure. It's www.cff.org. I wish you the best.
E.