P-147: An Epidemiologic Study of Infertility Factors in Patients Referring to Infertility Centers in Iran

Background: Infertility is one of the most common health disorders among young people. Several epidemiological reports have been published in different countries to evaluate the status of the infertile population. This study examined the causes of infertility in four main infertility Center of Iran to Identified reasons for Infertility and its distribution in Iran. Materials and Methods: Data is collected from 4 Infertility Center in Iran over the 5 years. In all cases, infertility has been confirmed definitively by two specialists.Data were analyzed by SPSS™ 17 software. Results: Of 2870 couples that referred to these centers during this period, 1851 couples (64%) were diagnosed as a definitive infertile. In this study mean age was 39.55 ± 2.18 and 28.11 ± 3.5 years in males and females respectively. The mean duration of infertility was 2.14 ± 0.85 years. Masculinity reasons were found in 944 cases (51%). primary infertility was seen in 1110 cases (60%). Following the masculinity reasons, Oocyte disorders in 444 cases (24%) and tubular obstruction in 203 (11%) comprised the next reasons. Infertility factors were diagnosed only in 38% of female and 30% of males. In 13% cases combination factors was observed and in 14% infertility reason was unknown. Conclusion: Since the factors related to males almost makes up more than half of the reasons, sperm analysis seems to be mandatory before any specific treatment. Factors related to the males are more important and common of other factors.