P-218: The Prevalence of Infertility Reasons among Referred Infertile Couples to IVF Ward of Ahvaz Imam Khomeini Hospital

Background: Infertility has complex implications for individual and social well-being of those involved. The medical definition of infertility used by the World Health Organization is a disease of the reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse. The aim of this review was to assess the prevalence of infertility reasons. Materials and Methods: A retrospective cross sectional study. Setting was in vitro fertilization (IVF) ward. Population study was all (655) of couples had been admitted to infertility center of Ahvaz Imam Khomeini Hospital in 2013 year (12 months period). Intervention was analysis of data on patients' demographic and medicine characteristics according to infertility reasons in infertile couple's files at this period. The data was collected through completion of the questionnaire. Main outcome measure was prevalence infertility reasons among infertile couples referring to the center. Results: Among the 655 were couples enrolled, the age range of men was 21 to 62 years (mean=34.91 ± 7.58) and in women 16 to 52 years (mean=30.52 ± 6.32). Infertility reasons were: 27% ovarian dysfunction, 16.3% fallopian tube difficulty, 8.2% uterus problems, 30.7% abnormal seminal fluid, 11.6% Varicocele, 5.1% Unknown reasons. Conclusion: This study indicates that causes of infertility should be evaluated carefully. Therefore, Despite the presence of such known factors which are related to infertility, for reasons that are unknown profoundly extensive review is conducted. The ‌problem of infertility -differs considerably in its causes, use of different effective prevention- training -management- strategy in future studies should be important for infertile patients.