Etiologic classification and sociomedical characteristics of infertility in 250 couples

Two hundred fifty infertile couples were studied during a 30-month period. Of these, 77 couples (30.8%) were polygamous. Tubal disease was the commonest etiologic factor, being the sole factor in 24% and a factor in 41.2%. Oligo-azoospermia was the sole factor in 20.8% and a factor in 34.4%. Anovulation was the sole factor in 16.8%. Female factors were the sole findings in 129 patients (51.6%), while male factors were the sole findings in 54 (21.6%). In 36 (14.4%), combined factors were present. There were 56 (22.4%) pregnancies including 27 (63%) pregnancies in 43 patients who were treated for anovulation. There were five pregnancies in 103 patients with tubal disease. Thirty-five (62.5%) pregnancies ended in live births, while eight (14.3%) were abortions or ectopic gestations.