Infertility—epidemiology and referral practice
- 1 November 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Human Reproduction
- Vol. 6 (10) , 1391-1394
- https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a137275
Abstract
A questionnaire-based study of infertility has been carried out in two age cohorts of women in a defined geographical region. Women were aged 36–40 years or 46–50 years at the time of the survey. The prevalence of infertility (no conception after 2 years of trying) was - 14% in both age cohorts. However, a significantly higher proportion of younger women had sought medical help. In both age cohorts there was a higher incidence of spontaneous abortion among infertile women. These findings suggest no significant increase in the prevalence of infertility over a decade but a considerable increase in the use of medical services.Keywords
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