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Immotile cilia syndrome
Immotile cilia syndrome is a medical condition in which individuals have a defect in the protein responsible for movement of tiny hair-like structures on the surface of lung pipes. These hair-like structures are called cilia. Cilia serve to move mucus, which entraps inhaled dust and bacteria, up the lung pipes to be cough up. Individuals with this syndrome are particularly susceptible to lung infections because they have difficulty clearing their lungs. Many individuals also have a heart that is pointed to the right instead of the left.
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A 44-year old asked:
What are the tests for immotile cilia syndrome?
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A 35-year old asked:
What are the key symptoms of immotile cilia syndrome?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Immotile cilia syndrome?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Does defect in any of the cytosketal structures related to immotile cilia syndrome?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I have immotile cilia syndrome (pcd) I have 50% chance of having children and won't know till i try. I'm 20 years old- what age is best for me to try?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Count 2.0ml. Motility 80%, Rapid progression 20% slow progression 50%, Non progression 10% Immotile 20% please is this perfect for fertility?
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A 24-year old female asked about a 25-year old male:
How likely is conception with these numbers? Volume-2.0 Viscosity- Normal PH- 8.0 Motility-80 Rapidly progressessive-70 Slugglish-10 Immotile-20
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A 39-year old male asked:
How long after vasectomy low numbers of immotile sperm can be found ?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Sa:motility(rapid)=19.4%-slow=14%-immotile=59.6%/total sperm count=56mill/abnormal forms=80%/vitality=45%/viscosity=normal.What's your opinion?
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A 29-year old male asked:
Can you tellme about my Semen test Vol 2.2 Sp/ml 27.000.000 Total/eja 59.400.000 Motility 70% PR 15% NP 55% Immotile 30% Normal shape 50% WBCs/ml 0.2?
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A 28-year old female asked about a 30-year old male:
Sperm count 30 milli/ml,progressive motility 35%,non progressive 15%,immotile 50%,morphology:normal90 abnormal10%,sperm aggregate seen.is it good?
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A 20-year old male asked:
Semen Analysis: Volume: 3 ml pH: 8.0 Sperm conc. 60 million/mL Total count: 180 million Liquefied after 30 mins Immotile: 20% Total motility: 80% Total abnormal forms: 13% any thoughts? worries?
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A 30-year old male asked:
I am 30 years old male. I am trying for kids and here is my semen analysis report: Total Sperm Count: 125 millions/ej Progressive Motility: 28% Non Prog Motility: 17% Immotile: 55% Velocity: 20mic/sec Please let me know if there is any problem here?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Does a semen analysis with 70% immotile sperm and zero fast progressive sperm mean that a man is infertile? Can the sperm quality be improved?
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A 25-year old male asked:
How to increase 0% rapid Progression and Motility? Semen analysis report Sperms 35M Rapid Progression 0% Slow progression 10% Non progression Motility 25% Immotile 65% We both husband, wife hoping for baby asap. Need advice according to this report.
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A 32-year old female asked:
My husband sperm count is 67millionl/ml, Rapid motile 9% & Slow motile 43% & non-progressive motile 8% & Immotile 40% can I get pregnant or not?
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A 28-year old female asked about a 29-year old male:
4.5 ml vol semen collection with 40% rapid 13% slow 42% immotile 5% nonprogressive and 95% abnormal. Motility is 300.2 sperm count 115.0. Infertile?
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A 39-year old asked:
Is it possible to conceive without cilia?
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A 18-year old female asked:
What is the difference betwen cilia and microvilli ?
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A 23-year old male asked:
How does Caffeine make Nasal Cilia move faster?
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A 43-year old asked:
What are the side effects of both cilias and levitra (vardenafil)?
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A 33-year old asked:
Does cilia dysfunction lead to difficulty swallowing?
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A 40-year old asked:
Why does smoking cause damage to the cilia, alveoli, and lungs?
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A 17-year old male asked:
Does a bacteria or other organisms have to have cilia to move, or they can move without a cilia.
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A 33-year old male asked:
Are pulsating nasal rinses affective at stimulating cilia and moving mucus? Thanks for any advice you my have.
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A 46-year old asked:
What does breathing have to do with my cilia and lung cells?
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A 23-year old male asked:
Can cilia in the lungs and bronchi remove tiny foreign objects over time? (specifically a tiny piece of my pasta may have gone down the wrong way.)
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A 23-year old male asked:
How fast does Nasal Cilia move? How much Faster does it move after drinking Hot Liquids? How long after drinking Hot liquids does it stay that speed?
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A 23-year old male asked:
How much faster does drinking Warm Salt Water help Nasal cilia move than drinking Regular Warm Water?
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A member asked:
I have hair like things on tissue when i blow my nose. They are way thinner than a normal body hair. Could that just be cilia or something else?
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