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Are there any males with cystic fibrosis who have fertile sperm?
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Sperm is normal: The sterility is because the tube which carries sperm from the testicles to the penis is blocked or not there in about 97% of men with cf.
Answered 4/30/2016
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No: The disease results in immotile sperm.
Answered 4/17/2012
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