new...please advise

[Guest guest]

I am new to this group, as I am 6 weeks pregnant and just found out

that I am a carrier for CF. The mutation was found in my pre-natal

blood test. I had no idea I was a carrier. My husband is now being

tested as well, but the results wont be back for a week and the wait

is causing me a lot of stress. Here is my question...

The doctor told me that the clinic tests for 25 of the mutated genes

and there are 1000. Does this mean that if my husband's test comes

back negative there is still a chance he could be a carrier (since

they test for 25 of the mutations)? I have tried looking this up,

but I am not understanding some of the articles I am reading and it

is stressing me out.

Now here is my un-important question that I cannot find the answer

to...

Can people with CF be around animals or does it cause more difficulty

in the breathing?

Thanks,

Jen

[Guest guest]

Yes; testing for all known disease-causing mutations of cystic fibrosis can

be done through Ambry; otherwise, as you plan your family, you will not

know the risk of having a child with cystic fibrosis, nor how to prepare

yourselves for a life style that can be lived with. I can send a link to

Ambry to the list--right now, Love and luck, n Rojas, and thank you

for joining us at this time in your life. . .

new...please advise

I am new to this group, as I am 6 weeks pregnant and just found out

that I am a carrier for CF. The mutation was found in my pre-natal

blood test. I had no idea I was a carrier. My husband is now being

tested as well, but the results wont be back for a week and the wait

is causing me a lot of stress. Here is my question...

The doctor told me that the clinic tests for 25 of the mutated genes

and there are 1000. Does this mean that if my husband's test comes

back negative there is still a chance he could be a carrier (since

they test for 25 of the mutations)? I have tried looking this up,

but I am not understanding some of the articles I am reading and it

is stressing me out.

Now here is my un-important question that I cannot find the answer

to...

Can people with CF be around animals or does it cause more difficulty

in the breathing?

Thanks,

Jen

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[Guest guest]

Hi Jen,

Yes unfortunately even if your husband comes back negative for the cf gene he

may have a small chance of carrying a more unusual or rare gene. This is

unlikely but there is a possibility. We weren't tested prenatally as they didn't

offer it back then (my daughter with cf is 20) but in our case, one of us has

the most common gene and one has a very rare mutation so we would have been one

of the ones who would have been missed.

About animals it really depends on if they are allergic or not, that is as far

as dogs and cats go. The general consensus (sp?) here and we have discussed it

a few times is that birds and reptiles are bad. We have always had dogs and my

daughter is allergic to them but the dog stays out of her room and she washes

her hands after playing with the dog, she also takes allergy medicines not just

for the dog, as she is allergic to many other things.

I hope your baby doesn't have cf, if your husband's test is negative the chances

are very small.

love,

M

mom of Nick age 21 nocf and age 20 wcf from Orange County CA