Infertility: Epidemiology and Etiology: Difference between revisions

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* Prevalence

** Varies depending on definition of ~~infertilitity~~, source of data, and population

** Varies depending on definition of infertility, source of data, and population

** '''Prevalence in Canada: ≈11%'''

*** Data from the Infertility component in the 2009–2010 Canadian Community Health Survey

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** Fertility decreases by almost 50% in women in their late 30’s compared to women in their 20’s.

** In women under 35 years of age, infertility is considered present after 12 months of attempting to conceive. This duration is shortened in women over the age of 35 years to 6 months.

* '''Male factors'''

* '''Male factors[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1757519/]'''

** '''Solely responsible in ≈20% of all infertile couples'''

** '''Contributes to 30-40% of all infertile couples'''

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*# '''Endocrinopathy (10%), hypogonadism being most common'''

** See Table 66-1 CW 12th edition for distribution of final diagnoses from a male infertility clinic

** Idiopathic vs. ~~unexplained§~~

** Idiopathic vs. unexplained[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33295257/ §]

*** Idiopathic infertility: unable to identify etiology of the abnormal semen analysis

*** Unexplained infertility: normal semen analysis and normal partner evaluation with unclear reason for infertility

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 * Prevalence
-** Varies depending on definition of infertilitity, source of data, and population
+** Varies depending on definition of infertility, source of data, and population
 ** '''Prevalence in Canada: ≈11%'''
 *** Data from the Infertility component in the 2009–2010 Canadian Community Health Survey
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 ** Fertility decreases by almost 50% in women in their late 30’s compared to women in their 20’s.
 ** In women under 35 years of age, infertility is considered present after 12 months of attempting to conceive. This duration is shortened in women over the age of 35 years to 6 months.
-* '''Male factors'''
+* '''Male factors[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1757519/]'''
 ** '''Solely responsible in ≈20% of all infertile couples'''
 ** '''Contributes to 30-40% of all infertile couples'''
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 *# '''Endocrinopathy (10%), hypogonadism being most common'''
 ** See Table 66-1 CW 12th edition for distribution of final diagnoses from a male infertility clinic
-** Idiopathic vs. unexplained§
+** Idiopathic vs. unexplained[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33295257/ §]
 *** Idiopathic infertility: unable to identify etiology of the abnormal semen analysis
 *** Unexplained infertility: normal semen analysis and normal partner evaluation with unclear reason for infertility