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Many teenagers and young adults with Cystic Fibrosis have questions about fertility & pregnancy, and understandably
so.

There is now more information that ever before regarding CF and fertility, and this particular web site is geared towards
Male infertility, but the booklet called "What they don't tell you" is geared towards both males and females with CF.

This book was created by Professor Susan Sawyer who is a respiratory paediatrician attached to the Cystic Fibrosis C;
inic at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. Writer and editor Charlotte Roseby who is the creator and
author of many non-fiction books, all sorts of training materials, and is a proofreader of multimedia, assisted in the
creation of this booklet and Kaz Cooke, an Australian cartoonist and author, generously provided cartoons to include in
this booklet.

Excerpts from the Booklet

Most people find that becoming a young adult involves lots of changes. You might be experiencing a lot more opportunities,
but also a lot more uncertainty.

As a young person with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) you might feel that you sometimes have double the troubles. CF can certainly
complicate matters. Having CF means that staying well and staying in charge of your life can be hard work-hard work that
needs to happen daily. Nobody can do it for you, and we all know it’s not much fun.

Even though your life seems complicated enough as it is, it’s important to find out about your sexual and reproductive
health. Although it may feel like you are surrounded by doctors, you still need to see a general practitioner (GP) or family
doctor who will take care of your routine sexual and reproductive health. If you don’t have a GP, your CF doctor can help
you find one.

Lots of people find it embarrassing to talk about sexual health issues. That’s normal. But ignoring your sexual health can
have serious consequences.

Talking about and taking care of your sexual and reproductive health now can prevent problems in the future.

Table of Contents

As with other areas of CF care, our knowledge about the impact of CF on sexual and reproductive health is being update all the time. It’s important to stay on top
of the latest.

We’ve written this booklet so that young people with CF can read about the basics and find out where to get more information if you want to.

*This booklet includes info about:

Your growth and development
Sexual health and Function
Relationships and sex
Fertility
Thinking of parenthood
Conception and CF
Being pregnant
Finding someone to talk to
People to talk to
Other Resources

You can read and print this booklet online by clicking here, then click on the heart with a blue background. This book is currently available
in 4 different languages with more to come, click here for other languages. This book can also be ordered from the above website for a
nominal fee plus shipping and handling.