Infertility factors at the Groote Schuur Hospital Fertility Clinic.

K Wiswedel, Wiswedel K, Allen DA, D A Allen, Debbie Allen
South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde · 1989 · vol. 76(2) , pp. 65–6 · PMID:2749428 · W4371869
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In a 1986 study of 904 infertile couples at Groote Schuur Hospital, male factors (36%) and tubal problems (57%) were the most common infertility causes, with multiple factors present in many cases.

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Nine hundred and four patients who visited the Fertility Clinic at Groote Schuur Hospital during 1986 were classified according to infertility factors. In 36% of all couples a male factor was present, while 57% had a tubal, 29% an ovulatory, 7% a cervical immunological and 6% a uterine factor. Four per cent of all patients had endometriosis, and 2.4% had unexplained infertility. In 57% of cases only one factor was present, but in the rest between 2 and 5 factors contributed to the infertility of the couple. The study showed that in our population the most common infertility factors are in the male and in women with tubal problems, and resources should be channelled accordingly.

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endometriosisinfertility

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Infertility, Female Infertility, Male Adult Female Humans Infertility, Female Infertility, Male Male South Africa

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