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The Prevalence and Etiological Factors Among Infertile Patients at Fayoum city

Research Authors
Marwa Yehia Moustafa, Nabila Taha Ahmad, Talal Ahmed Abd-Elrahim & Ghadah Abdelrahman Mahmoud
Research Journal
Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal
Research Member
Research Publisher
NULL
Research Rank
2
Research Vol
Vol. (6), No. (15)
Research Website
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Research Year
2018
Research_Pages
120- 125
Research Abstract

Aim of study was to explore the prevalence and etiological factors among patients in Fayoum city. Design the
study was done at outpatient clinic of gynecological and Andrology in Fayoum university hospital, Egypt An
observational Cross-sectional research was used in this study. Subjects of the study were 540 infertility patients (210
male and 330 female) either primary or secondary infertility. Tools of data collection were interviewed questioner,
for female and male patients as" personal data, sexual problems, …. Etc" and statistical record about rate of male &
female patients for one year. Methods of this study began on October 2012 and finished on September 2013, data
was obtained through face to face interview. Results of this study revealed that the percentage of infertile female in
Fayoum university hospital was 57.6% of all attended female to Gynecological outpatient. While infertile male was
24% of all attended male to Anderology outpatient. Conclusion the majority of infertile male had primary infertility
and more than two thirds of infertile female had secondary infertility. Recommendation it's necessary to make
educational programs to increase fertility awareness of infertile patients / couples and methods of treatment.