Complications of Cystic Fibrosis

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Abstract
IT is abundantly clear that with the increased longevity of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) a host of unforeseen as well as anticipated complications have appeared. Of the unexpected developments in this disease is the almost universal finding of sterility in the male owing to anatomic defects in the accessory male structures (i.e., the epididymides, seminal vesicles and vasa deferentia1). Indeed, the finding of aspermia in an adult male with no obvious explanation should alert the physician to consider cystic fibrosis in the differential diagnosis. The end result of this condition in the male is comparable to the action . . .

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