The Prevalence and Clinical Pattern of Infertility in Sabzevar, Northeastern Iran

Background: According to different geographical conditions, human health in different sub-regions of the world and cultural differences, infertility has heterogeneous causes in the world. Objectives: This study was performed to prevalence and clini-cal pattern of infertility in Sabzevar, northeastern Iran.Materials and Methods: This was a analytical descriptive study of infertile couple who were referred at the infertility clinic in Sabzevar between December 2016 to May 2018. A structured form was used to collect relevant clinical informa-tion on each participant s clinical presentation and outcome of management. Data were analysed by descriptive and inferential statistics using SPSS version 18.Results: There were a total of 101 infertile cases. 58 (57.4%) had primary infertility while 43 (42.6%) had secondary infertil-ity. The male factors 30(29.8%) such as sperm disturbance was most common causes of infertility. In 29 (28.7 %) of couples the cause of infertility was PCOD and in 23(22.8 %) of them the problem were related to male and female factor both. Irregular menstruation, hirsutism, Oligomenorrhea were most common symptom in women.Conclusion: The prevalence of primary infertility in Iran seems to be higher than the world average. Therefore, it is crucially important to support the large number of couples who face this problem.

کلیدواژه ها:

Infertility ، Prevalence ، Women ، Iran ،