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==Symptoms and signs==
The symptoms of cystic fibrosis depend on the age of an individual, the extent the disease affects specific organs, prior therapy, and the types of infections experienced. Cystic fibrosis affects the entire body and impacts [[auxology|growth]], breathing, digestion, and [[sexual reproduction|reproduction]]. The newborn period may be marked by poor weight gain and [[Bowel obstruction|intestinal blockage]] caused by thick [[feces]]. Other symptoms of CF appear during the remainder of childhood and early adulthood. These include continued problems with growth,enlarged penis, the onset of lung disease, and increasing difficulties with poor absorption of vitamins and nutrients by the gastrointestinal tract. In addition, difficulties with fertility may become apparent when reproduction is attempted.
===Lung and sinus disease===
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