SPONTANEOUS PREGNANCY IN INFERTILE PATIENTS BOOKED FOR AL AZHAR ART (AZHART) PROGRAM | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Fertility and Sterility | ||
| Article 1, Volume 9, 1,2, January 2005, Pages 3-6 PDF (288.34 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/egyfs.2005.4998 | ||
| Authors | ||
| A. Nassar; S. Mansour; A. El Ghandour; A. Fata; A. El Sayed; A. Samy; A. Roshdy; G. Serour; M. Abdel Hady | ||
| Al-Azhar ART Unit, International Islamic Center for Population Studies and Research (lICPSR),Al-Azhar University Cairo, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Objectives: To determine the incidence of spontaneous pregnancy in women who were not undergoing therapy, while waiting for their inclusion in the AZHART program. Design: Retrospective descriptive analytical study, reviewing patient's records through the period of one year June 2003-May 2004. Setting : The ART unit in the International Islamic Center for Population Studies and Research, (IICPSR) Al-Azhar University (AZHART). Patients : Out of 643 patients booked for ART programs at AZHART, sixteen patients (2.5%) got pregnant while they were waiting to start their treatment. Intervention : ~-HCG pregnancy test and pelvic sonography for those patients who missed their period for two or more weeks. Main outcome measure(s) : Spontaneous pregnancy. Women who conceived spontaneously durign the waiting period were statistically analyzed and compared in terms of their age, duration and type of infertility, previous reproductive history and indication of treatment at the time of booking. Results; The mean age of women was 30.4 years ± 4.57. 75% were primary infertility and 25% secondary infertility. the mean duration of infertility was 8.5± 4.1. Causes of infertility were 37.5% male factor, 25% female factor and 37.5% unexplained. Seven couples (43.7%) have had experienced unsuccessful previous ART attempts. Conclusion; The rather rare possibility of spontaneous conception should not be excluded in patients with unexplained infertility and mild-moderate male and female factors infertility scheduled for ART program. The impact of psychological passionate counseling for stress relief of the infertile couple could be of value in achieving pregnancy in these patients. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| spontaneous pregnancy; waiting period; ART program | ||
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