A Study to Assess the High Risk Factors Associated with Primary Infertility Among Women at Selected Infertility Centre Vijayapur

Abstract

: Female age is the most important factor affecting fertility. Women are born with all the eggs they will ever have and the number of eggs available decreases each day from birth onwards. In young women the decline is fairly gradual (only a few eggs are ‘lost’ each day), but as women approach their mid to late 30s, the decrease gets much steeper (many more eggs are ‘lost’ each day). In addition to this decrease in the number of eggs available, the quality of the eggs also declines as women get older. This reduction in both the quantity and quality of available eggs means that older women are less likely to get pregnant and, if they do get pregnant, they are more likely to have a miscarriage. Male fertility may also decrease with age although to a much lesser degree. The aim of the study is to assess the risk factors associated with primary infertility among women. Materials and methods: 130 women’s were selected making use of purposive sampling techniques. Data were analysed by using descriptive and inferential statistical methods. Result: The study result shows that primary infertility was found to be associated with gynaecological characteristic such presence of PMS, psychological characteristics such job/social stress, lifestyle such passive smoking and coitus and document schedule such BMI and diagnosed cause of infertility and Exposed to passive smoking was observed to be associated with income/month.