Attitudes to fertility issues among adults with cystic fibrosis in Scotland. The Collaborative Group of Scottish Adult CF Centres.

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BACKGROUND: With increasing life expectancy, issues of fertility and pregnancy are pertinent to patients with cystic fibrosis. For this reason, the four Scottish Cystic Fibrosis centres asked men and women with cystic fibrosis about their attitudes to fertility and to information given to them by health professionals. METHODS: A postal questionnaire was sent to 116 men and 79 women aged 16 years and over attending four Scottish Cystic Fibrosis clinics. RESULTS: There was a 70% response rate (...

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Authors: Fair, A; Griffiths, K; Osman, L

• Journal: Thorax
• Volume: 55
• Issue: 8
• Pages: 672-677
• Publication date: 2000-08-01
• DOI: 10.1136/thorax.55.8.672
• EISSN: 1468-3296
• ISSN: 0040-6376
• Language: English
• Keywords: Forced Expiratory Volume; Humans; Scotland; Fertility; Infertility; Professional-Patient Relations; Family Planning Services; Attitude to Health; Contraception; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Male; Communication; Cystic Fibrosis; Adult; Female; Patient Education as Topic