SPONTANEOUS PREGNANCY DURING INFERTILITY EVALUATION

  • 1 January 1978
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 30  (1) , 36-38
Abstract
Of 299 patients evaluated for infertility between July 1, 1974 and Dec. 31, 1976, 21 (7.2%) became pregnant during the initial evaluation prior to any recognized therapy. A comparative analysis was made between these 21 couples and the 223 completely evaluated infertility couples. No significant difference in sexual, psychiatric, or menstrual history was found. There was a significantly increased incidence of low coital frequency in the pregnancy group (P < 0.01). The mean duration of infertility was also significantly less (1.6 yr vs. 2.9 yr) in the pregnancy group. The majority of patients who become pregnant during an evaluation for infertility apparently do so because of prior low coital exposure. There was no evidence in this study to support the concept that psychophysiologic factors were altered in these 21 couples during the initial clinic visits.

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