شيوع ناباروري در زنان شهرستان گناباد

The study of women infertility in Gonabad city

Background and Aim: Infertility is a significant cause of anxiety among couples at the beginning of their life. This problem is not only a disappointing agent but also a destroying one that is effective on male or female personality evolution and their identification. This is to study the prevalence of women infertility, both primary and secondary in rural and urban areas of Gonabad and some demographic factors in a given population of women. Materials and Methods: An interview-questionnaire was used in this cross- sectional study in 2006, Our samples were 380 married women in age (15-49) who lived in Gonabad city. Method of women selection was in two stages, at first stage stratified sampling and at the second stage systematic method was used. The analysis of data was performed by SPSS. (p<0.05) Results: Among the 380 women contacted, (88.1%) reported no difficulties in having children. The prevalence of infertility was 11.9%. 6.5% women had primary infertility and 5.4% had secondary infertility. The prevalence of infertility in Gonabad city was 12.8% and in rural area it was 11.4%. There was not a significant difference between demographic data of women and period of menstruation. Conclusion: The prevalence of infertility in Gonabad city was 11.9% which is different with other studies, so it is necessary to survey in the case of etiology and other infertility factors.