Infertility is a global health issue and a socially destabilizing condition for couples with several stigmas including medical, social, psychological burdens and a marital disharmony. The aim was to study the incidence of infertility in couples attending outdoor of Nobel Medical College and to know the contributing factors among the infertile couples.
A prospective cross-sectional study was carried out in the outpatient department of a teaching hospital July 2015-June 2016, where the incidence of infertility and the contributing factors for the same were evaluated.
The incidence of infertility in this study was 5.45% and it was dominated by secondary infertility. The most important cause was male factor in 37.39%. Majority of male factor abnormality was due to exposure to heat as these male work abroad in Arabian Countries.
The study shows a dominance of secondary infertility and male factor being a major contributor. The most common semen abnormality was oligospermia.
JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association. 0000 Jan [Epub]
S Subedi, S Lamichhane, M Chhetry
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nobel Medical College, Biratnagar, Nepal.