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- Title
Epidemiologic study of male related infertility in patients of Kermanshah Infertility Treatment Center.
- Authors
Bakhtiari, M.; Kamravamanesh, M.; Esfandiari, M.; Poursalman, M.; Yousefi, V.; Seyedi, T.
- Abstract
Introduction: Our current knowledge of the epidemiology of infertility is limited and outdated. It is known that, male infertility is identified as a common cause of infertility. This study was done to investigate the incidence of male factor and the most common cause of male infertility in patients of Kermanshah infertility treatment center in Mo'tazedi Hospital with both primary and secondary infertility. Materials and Methods: Data were studied from 102 patients with secondary infertility and 313 patients with primary infertility (age between 20 and 48 years) who were referred to Kermanshah Infertility treatment Center (Iran) during March 2011 until April 2012. Analysis of data performed by SPSS. Results: Our results showed that, the male factor in 50.5% of patients with primary infertility and 47.3% of them with secondary infertility was known as the cause of infertility. In the patients with male related primary infertility, 23.5% azoospermia, 41.3% spermogram disorders, 3.03% congenital disorders, 16.7% varicocele, 2.6% infectious and immunological diseases and 12.8% idiopathic causes were reported. In the patients with male related secondary infertility, 24.1% azoospermia, 47.5% spermogram disorders, 2.5% congenital disorders, 7.3% varicocele, 8.6% infectious and immunological diseases and 12% idiopathic causes were reported. Conclusion: This study showed that in both primary and secondary infertile patients, incidence of male factor were more than normal reported. It may be due to recent environmental changes such as influx of haze and dust in the west of Iran.
- Subjects
KERMANSHAH (Kermanshahan, Iran); MALE infertility; EPIDEMIOLOGY; SPERMATOGENESIS; CONGENITAL disorders
- Publication
Iranian Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 2013, p66
- ISSN
1680-6433
- Publication type
Article