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Incidence and main causes of infertility in a resident population (1 850 000) of three French regions (1988–1989)*
Abstract
To estimate the prevalence and main causes of infertility, a multicentre survey was conducted over 1 year (July 1988-June 1989) in three regions of France. All the 1686 couples in these regions, who consulted a practitioner for primary or secondary infertility during this period, were included in the investigation. The prevalence rate of infertility was found to be 14.1%, indicating that one woman out of seven in France will consult a doctor for an infertility problem during her reproductive life. The main causes of female infertility were ovulation disorders (32%) and tubal damage (26%), and of male infertility oligo-terato-asthenozoospermia (21%), asthenozoospermia (17%), teratozoospermia (10%) and azoospermia (9%). Infertility was also found to be caused by disorders in both the male and female partners together; thus in 39% of cases both the man and woman presented with disorders. The woman alone was responsible for infertility in one-third of cases and the man alone in one-fifth. Unexplained infertility was found in 8% of the couples surveyed.
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- Thonneau, P., Marchand, S., Tallec, A., Ferial, M.-L., Ducot, B., Lansac, J., Lopes, P., Tabaste, J.-M., & Spira, A.
- Venue
- Human Reproduction
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- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1991-07
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 811-816
- ISSN
- 0268-1161 (ISSN-L)
- 1460-2350
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- W2297953774
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- 927
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- 0
- FWCI
- 1.96
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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