Causes of infertility in women at reproductive age

dc.contributor.author	Ρούπα, Ζωή	el
dc.contributor.author	Πολυκανδριώτη, Μαρία	el
dc.contributor.author	Σωτηροπούλου, Πηνελόπη	el
dc.contributor.author	Φάρος, Ευθύμιος	el
dc.contributor.author	Κουλούρη, Α.	el
dc.contributor.author	Wozniak, Greta	en
dc.contributor.author	Γουρνή, Μαρίτσα	el
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-13T17:41:14Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-13T17:41:14Z
dc.date.issued	2014-07-13
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/1216
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	www.hsj.gr	en
dc.subject	Στειρότητα
dc.subject	Γυναικεία αναπαραγωγική ηλικεία
dc.subject	Αίτια στειρότητας
dc.subject	Infertility
dc.subject	Female reproductive age
dc.subject	Causes of infertility
dc.title	Causes of infertility in women at reproductive age	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Medicine--Gynecology and obstetrics
heal.classification	Γυναικολογία
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Medicine--Gynecology and obstetrics
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Γυναικολογία
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας.Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2009-06
heal.bibliographicCitation	Roupa, Z., Polikandrioti, M., Sotiropoulou, P., Faros, E., Koulouri, A., Wozniak, G., Gourni, M.. (2009). Causes of infertility in women at reproductive age. "Health Science Journal". 3 (2), 80-87.	en
heal.abstract	Infertility is a global health issue affecting approximately 8-10% of couples. It is a multidimensional problem with social, economic and cultural implications, which can take threatening proportions in countries with strong demographic problems, such as Greece. Lately, an increasing number of couples with infertility problems choose the artificial insemination. The purpose of the study was to investigate the causes of infertility in women of reproductive age. Material and Method: The study population consisted of 110 infertile women who sought medical help in a private Assisted Reproduction Center for a period of 2 months. Collection of data was performed by means of a specifically designed questionnaire, which apart from the demographic data, it included questions concerning the causes of infertility. Results: The sample studied consisted of 110 infertile women. Regarding marital status 94.4% (106) of the participants were married and 3.6% (4) unmarried. Regarding age, 64.5% were 20–29 years old, 20.0% were 30-39 years old, 11,8% were 40-49 years old and 3.7% were over 50 years old. As to occupation status, 35% of the participants were employees in the private sector, 27% were employees in the public sector, 24% were self employees and 14% dealt with the household. Regarding educational status, 3.6% had finished primary school, 31.8% had finished high school, 56.4% were University graduates and 8.2% were graduates of another school. Concerning the causes of infertility, 27.4% of the problems were due to fallopian tubes dysfunction, followed infertility of «unknown» cause in 24.5% of the cases, 20% were due to disorders of menstruation, 9.1% due to problems of the uterus, 2,7% due to sexual disorders, another 2,7% because of age and in a very small percentage, infertility was caused by ovarian failure.egarding the daily habits of the participants, 45.5% were smokers. Conclusions: The causes of female infertility are problems in the fallopian tubes and the uterus, disorders of menstruation, sexual disorders, age and ovarian failure. Female infertility is a complex problem that should be considered carefully by the government and stakeholders in each country and especially by those countries with demographic problems, in order to find effective interventions and solutions.	en
heal.publisher	Μαρβάκη, Χριστίνα	el
heal.journalName	Health Science Journal	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	true
heal.dateCreated	2009-04