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Infertility patterns of Young Females in urban population

. Subia Jamil, Zarnab Mary Augustine, Sakina Fatima, Amber Nawab, Javeria Javed, Sidra Zubair & Mahrukh Khursheed


Abstract

Background information: Risk factors for infertility are changing due to alteration in life style and other environmental factors. Therefore, ongoing research is required to evaluate the infertility pattern in a specific region so that it can be effectively addressed.

Aim / Objective: The objective of our study was to gain understanding and knowledge on the reproductive behavior of young females visiting Infertility clinic.

Type of Study: Observational study;

Setting: Clinical setting.

Methodology: A verbal consent taken from hundred (N = 100) young females of age group of 20 – 40 years of age i.e. < 40 years visiting Infertility Clinic and an objective data obtained was analyzed by using SPSS version 20 and descriptive and inferential statistics were applied and P-value of 0.05 was considered significant.

Results: Different descriptive parameters such as age, body mass index, menstrual cycle regularity, history of miscarriages, history of use of contraceptives, other associated complaints and prescribed drugs were correlated and majority of them were found to be significant having P -Value of 0.000 that is significant while some others were non-significant.

Conclusion: We can conclude through our study that age and body mass index are important factors affecting infertility and weight should be reduced while managing infertility as it improves ovulation and thus resulting in successful outcomes. Our study also reveals the importance of screening of endocrine functions such as thyroid profile. Polycystic ovary is one of the leading causes of infertility and most prescribed drug are clomiphene and secondly letrozole for ovulation induction along with metformin in PCOs and thyroxin in hypothyroidism.

 

Index Terms- Infertility, Young female, Urban population, Endocrine diseases, PCOs, Thyroid disease.

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