Frequency of Common Infertility Causes in Female Patients Attending A Military Based Hospital

Abstract

Aim: To determine the frequency of various risk factors of primary infertility in infertile females. Methods: We included 100 patients of primary infertility who presented in Military Hospital Rawalpindi from Jan2016 to May-2017 in this study. Data regarding demographic information, menstrual history, medical records was taken. All patients were admitted one day before surgery and at night were kept NPO (no per oral), and in the next morning diagnostics laparoscopy was performed. All procedures were done under G/A. For qualitative variables frequency and percentages were calculated and mean±S.D. were calculated for quantitative variables. Results: Mean age of patients was 27.15+7.68 years. Most of the patients (41%) were in age group 17-25 years, 17% patients were in age group 26-30 years, while 20% patients were in age group 36-40 years. Out of 100, 31% patients were asymptomatic, 22% presented with irregular cycle, 16% with abnormal discharge, and 14% patients with dysmenorrhea. On diagnostic laparoscopy, tubal blockage was found in 41% patients, pelvic adhesions in 13%, endometriosis in 11%, normal findings in 10%, PCOD in 9%, and other uterine anomalies in 1% patients. Conclusion: Tubal blockage, pelvic adhesions and endometriosis were common lesions responsible for infertility.