Bold Enough to Ask
A BreatheStrong CF podcast featuring tough conversations on sexual & reproductive health for people with cystic fibrosis Relationships are hard. Intimacy is complicated. Throw in cystic fibrosis, and things get real. BreatheStrong CF brings you a rare and honest podcast that dives into the awkward-but-real questions many are afraid to ask – the intimate, often unspoken realities of navigating sexual health, relationships, and reproductive health with a chronic illness. We aim to create a safe space for people with CF to ask the uncomfortable questions, hear the lived experiences, and get the answers they’re looking for. Season 1: Men Have Questions Season 1 of Bold Enough to Ask focuses on the nuances of reproductive health for men with cystic fibrosis. For many men with CF, this topic is left off the table among each other and even in clinic. This leaves men with a lot of questions as they navigate relationships, thoughts about fatherhood, and their general sexual health as they age.
Episodes
In this episode, we turn the mic toward the partners who walk alongside people with CF: the joys of building a life and family together, and the less-visible weight that chronic illness can place on a marriage.
Research shows that CF spouses and romantic partners often carry a significant emotional load, including elevated anxiety, depression, and social isolation that can deepen as lung function declines. Many partners put their ow...
Our relationships don't exist in a vacuum — and for men with cystic fibrosis, mental health is often the missing piece of the conversation. This, despite the fact that patients with CF are 22.2% more likely to be depressed, and 42.4% more likely to have anxiety compared with the general population. Depression impacts not just our treatment adherence and quality of life, but also our relationships and sexual health.
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Approximately 65% of men with cystic fibrosis (CF) report experiencing sexual function issues, yet so often we avoid this topic both in and out of clinic. Episode 4 of this first season of Bold Enough to Ask: Men Have Questions will cover those uncomfortable conversations, tapping into things such as delayed puberty, impacts on libido, how diabetes is connected to erectile dysfunction, and how men with CF practice safe sex. Join us...
This is Beyond 50 – Men with CF Talk Sexual Health & Aging
As more people with CF live past the age of 50, new challenges arise. Comorbidities such as osteoporosis, colorectal cancer, hypertension, and arthritis generally emerge as a person approaches 60 years old. With Host Chad Bautch and guests Dr. Victor Roggli, John Kleven, and Dr. John Lindsey, this episode does a deep dive into the aging experience and consideration...
Being a father is a significant decision for someone with CF, but with treatment advancements (in particular, modulators that have enhanced the longevity and quality of life of pwCF) and accessibility of assistive reproductive technologies, more men are finding the joys of fatherhood.
Bold Enough to Ask is focused on sexual and reproductive issues and concerns in the cystic fibrosis community. Some topics are better suited for a mat...
Infertility affects 98% of men with cystic fibrosis. In this episode, we unpack what it really means to navigate fertility testing, assisted reproduction, and relationship dynamics throughout the in vitro fertilization (IVF) journey for men. Guests share honest stories about the mix of science, hope, and vulnerability that comes with starting a family with CF.
Bold Enough to Ask is focused on sexual and reproductive issues and conce...
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