Optimizing sexual and reproductive health across the lifespan in people with cystic fibrosis

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Natalie E West, Johns Hopkins University; Traci M Kazmerski, University of Pittsburgh; Jennifer L Taylor-Cousar, National Jewish Health; Vin Tangpricha, Emory University; Kelsie Pearson, Seattle Children's Hospital; Moira L Aitken, University of Washington; Raksha Jain, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
• Language: English
• Date: 2021-10-08
• Publisher: WILEY
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © 2021 The Authors. Pediatric Pulmonology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC
• License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppul.25703
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY
• Volume: 57
• Issue: S1
• Start Page: S89
• End Page: S100
• Keywords: CHILDREN; IMPACT; Pediatrics; Life Sciences & Biomedicine; cystic fibrosis; CARE; ATTITUDES; CONTRACEPTIVE PRACTICES; YOUNG-WOMEN; menopause; TRANSGENDER; hypogonadism; sexual and reproductive health; Respiratory System; puberty; ADULTS; Science & Technology; FEMALE-PATIENTS; URINARY-INCONTINENCE
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Medicine and Surgery

Abstract

With improved therapies, people with cystic fibrosis are living longer and healthier lives and increasingly have questions surrounding their sexual and reproductive health. This article will summarize the important issues of which providers should be aware during the lifespan of people with cystic fibrosis, including puberty, adulthood, and menopause. A wide range of sexual and reproductive health topics are addressed such as puberty, transgender and gender nonbinary identities, contraception, sexually transmitted infections, hypogonadism, sexual functioning, cyclical hemoptysis, and urinary incontinence. We discuss gaps in knowledge and current evidence as well as management strategies to optimize care. Our goal is to support providers to enable them to give comprehensive care throughout the lifespan of people with cystic fibrosis.