G. Eleje, P. C. Okam, E. I. Okaforcha, Chinekwu, Sochukwu Anyaoku
{"title":"Patterns and Management Challenges of Infertility in a LowResource Setting: A Prospective Cohort Study","authors":"G. Eleje, P. C. Okam, E. I. Okaforcha, Chinekwu, Sochukwu Anyaoku","doi":"10.20431/2456-0561.0401005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2456-0561.0401005","url":null,"abstract":"Infertility remains a threat to successful reproduction by couples desirous of pregnancy [1, 2]. Its problems are multidimensional and can impose profound physical, psychological and social strains on both partners in a couple [1-4]. The childless infertile women stand out as being vulnerable to the detrimental consequences of infertility [4]. When the treatment is unsuccessful, the couple may experience lower quality of life and high levels of stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms [46]. It is noteworthy that in women having regular unprotected intercourse, conception occurs in 84% of them within 12 months and in 92% within 24 months [6]. Infertility is a worldwide problem affecting 8 – 15% of the couples in their reproductive age [7]. It is estimated that as many as 80 million couples are affected by infertility worldwide [8] and sub-Saharan Africa shares the largest burden of infertility worldwide [9].","PeriodicalId":337677,"journal":{"name":"ARC Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics","volume":" 38","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"113950482","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}