Aim : Several epidemiological studies have demonstrated the relationship between\nthe existence of fibroids and the occurrence of infertility, indeed fibroids have been\nreported in 25-30% of infertile women and are responsible for them alone to 2 to 3%\nof infertility cases when no other cause was found. The objective of this study was\nto investigate the probable association between the presence of a fibroid and the\noccurrence of infertility in the region of Sidi bel Abbes, west of Algeria.\nMethods: In order to determine the correlation between uterine fibroids and female\ninfertility, we performed a retrospective study including 83 patients operated for\nfibroids in the Maternity Hospital of Sidi Bel Abbes during the period May 2011-\nMay 2012. Results : The study showed that the most affected group of women are the ones\naged between 40-49 years old, 51.81 % of them were nulliparous and we found a\npredominance of patients with early age of menarche (77.11 %), 3.71 % of the\nwomen affected had a family history of fibroids. 49.16 % (29 cases) suffered from\nsterility, which 33.89 % were primary infertility and 15.25% secondary infertility.\nwe also found that the association between fibroids and infertility concerns more\nnulliparous women whose infertility is primary.\nWe also found an association with infertility and fibroids with age; the older the\nwomen become the more her fertility potential decreases and the more increased risk\nfor her to suffer from fibroids. Concerning spontaneous abortions we found that\nthey were more frequent in women with at least one fibroid associated with\nsecondary infertility\nConclusion: In our study we found that 49.16% of the patient�s suffered from\nsub fertility, so the association between fibroids and female infertility is not\nuncommon, it would be interesting to investigate the possible interactions between\nthis disease and infertility and the various mechanisms by which uterine fibroids can\ncause infertility.
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