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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Experience with a comprehensive university hospital-based infertility program in Nigeria
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Volume 101, No. 1, Year 2008
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Objective: To assess outcome at an infertility management center in Nigeria. Methods: Diagnoses were made for 1948 consecutive couples following the World Health Organization guideline on the investigation of infertile couples, treatment was provided, and the couples were followed up over a 10-year period. Results: The infertility was primary in 14.3% and secondary in 85.7% of cases. Treatment failed in 59.9% and succeeded in 40.1% of cases, resulting in pregnancy for 13.5% of the couples with female infertility factors alone, 6.5% of the couples with male infertility factors alone, and 3.6% of those with both male and female factors. The pregnancy rate was 16.6% for couples with idiopathic infertility. Conclusion: Pregnancy outcome was relatively poor because conventional treatments did not cure the most prevalent causes of infertility, and assisted reproductive technology is therefore advocated. © 2007.
Authors & Co-Authors
Orhue, Augustine A.E.
Nigeria, Benin
University of Benin
Aziken, Michael Emefiele
Nigeria, Benin
University of Benin
Statistics
Citations: 50
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.ijgo.2007.09.034
ISSN:
00207292
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Locations
Nigeria
Participants Gender
Male
Female