Abstract | STUDY OBJECTIVE: To determine, in women with primary infertility, whether specific characteristics or behavioural factors are associated with the various pathological conditions identified as contributing to the infertility. DESIGN: Case-control study. SETTING: Seven institutions in the USA or Canada. PARTICIPANTS: Study subjects were 1750 women who presented with primary infertility, among whom the main pathological cause of infertility was male factor (417), tubal obstruction (231), endometriosis (194), luteal phase defects (153), other ovulatory problems (193), cervical abnormalities (92), and polycystic ovarian disease (84) and 1765 control women who delivered their first child at the same institution. MAIN RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | V Beral, R Rolfs, M R Joesoef, S Aral, D W Cramer |
Journal | Journal of epidemiology and community health
(J Epidemiol Community Health)
Vol. 48
Issue 6
Pg. 576-9
(Dec 1994)
ISSN: 0143-005X [Print] England |
PMID | 7830012
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Age Factors
- Canada
(epidemiology)
- Case-Control Studies
- Educational Status
- Female
- Genital Diseases, Female
(pathology)
- Humans
- Infertility, Female
(epidemiology, etiology, pathology)
- Sexual Partners
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
(complications)
- United States
(epidemiology)
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