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Table 1 Distribution of “diagnosis of female infertility” and “type of semen alteration” in infertile couples seeking ART treatment for the first time stratified by “duration of infertility”

From: Both reduced ovarian reserve and severe semen alterations are overrepresented in couples seeking assisted reproductive technology treatment for the first time: a cross-sectional study

 

Duration of infertility

 

 ≤ 2 years

>2 years

Diagnosis of female infertility

  

 Tubal factor

56.4 (53/94)a

43.6 (41/94)

 Uterine factor

51.7 (92/178)

48.3 (86/178)

 Endometriosis

50.6 (39/77)

49.4 (38/77)

 Ovulatory dysfunction

58.0 (80/138)

42.0 (58/138)

 Diminished ovarian reserve in women < 35 years

57.1 (36/63)

42.9 (27/63)

 Diminished ovarian reserve in women ≥ 35 years

51.2 (41/80)

48.8 (39/80)

 Idiopathic

56.1 (202/360)

43.9 (158/360)

 Multiple female factors

55.7 (219/393)

44.3 (174/393)

 Total

55.1 (762/1383)

44.9 (621/1383)

Type of semen alteration

  

 Oligozoospermia

53.1 (78/147)

46.9 (69/147)

 Asthenozoospermia

58.4 (178/305)

41.6 (127/305)

 ACOAT

49.3 (137/278)

50.7 (141/278)

  Oligoasthenozoospermia

50.0 (63/126)

50.0 (63/126)

  Oligoteratozoospermia

66.7 (2/3)

33.3 (1/3)

  Asthenoteratozoospermia

5.0 (14/43)

10.4 (29/43)

  Oligoasthenoteratozoospermia

20.9 (58/106)

17.3 (48/106)

 Idiopathic

56.5 (369/653)

43.5 (284/653)

 Total

55.1 (762/1383)

44.9 (621/1383)

  1. ACOAT any combination of oligo-, astheno-, and teratozoospermia; ART assisted reproductive technology
  2. aValues are percentages and counts in parenthesis