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• TITLE: Types of Infertility and Its Risk Factors among Infertile Women: A Prospective Study in Dhaka City

  AUTHORS: Munama Magdum, Md. Abir Tazim Chowdhury, Nasima Begum, Sayeda Riya

  KEYWORDS: Women Infertility, Primary Infertility, Secondary Infertility, Direct Risk Factors of Infertility, Indirect Risk Factors of Infertility

  JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Biosciences and Medicines, Vol.10 No.4, April 12, 2022

  ABSTRACT: Background: Infertility is a global health issue, and it is a multidimensional problem with social, economic, and cultural influences. Objectives: The study aimed to determine types of infertility and their contributing factors among the respondent infertile women. Methods: This prospective cross-sectional study was conducted among infertile women visiting Sir Salimullah Medical College and Hospital, Dhaka. From January to December 2020, 111 infertile women were included and evaluated for infertility types and their contributing factors. Data were collected by face-to-face interviewing, and data were analyzed statistically. Results: Primary infertility was found among 90 (81%) and secondary infertility among 21 (18.9%). Among the direct risk factors of female infertility, ovulation failure was the majority of the cases, 74 (35.1%), and its mainly observed in primarily infertile women 58 (33.9%). These observations were statistically significant. Conclusions: Infertility should be treated as a public health problem, government and non-government organizations should develop a basic policy to create effective fertility centers.