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Statistically, how successful is ivf with the male partner being a cystic fibrosis carrier? testicular biopsy shows active spermatogenesis.
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Your question: You will probably have intracytoplasmic sperm injection or ICSI and this technique has a pregnancy rate of about 40%. The child has a risk of having CF of about 0.5%.
Answered 12/3/2014
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