Comparing The Quality Of Life Of Infertile Men Referred To Urology Clinics Of Golestan And Imam Khomeini Hospitals In Ahvaz With That Of Fertile Men

Alireza Kheradmand1, Dinyar Khazaeli1, Reyhane Azizi2

Alireza Kheradmand Assistant professor of urology, Golestan Hospital, Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran

ABSTRACT

Infertility is the inability of a couple to conceive a child after at least one year of intercourse without using means of preventing pregnancy. According to the World Health Organization, infertility affects about 80 million couples worldwide, with male factor infertility responsible for 50%. It is important to evaluate the quality of life in terms of identifying various aspects of pregnancy issues associated with the lower quality of life, and conduct advanced research on health systems and policies through the use of a standardized measurement tool. This study is a case-control study which aims to compare the quality of life of infertile men referred to urology clinics of Golestan and Imam Khomeini Hospitals in Ahvaz with that of fertile men and the factors affecting the quality of life. Of all the infertile patients referred to the urology clinics, 130 people meeting the entry requirements of the study were randomly chosen. Also, among the healthy men accompanying the patients to the clinics, 130 men were randomly chosen as the control group. After personal information and informed consent were obtained from all the participants, they were asked to fill out a questionnaire (The Short Form Health Survey) (SF-36). Then the points in each of the eight areas were collected, and finally the statistical analysis was carried out through SPSS V. 17 software. Based on the statistical analysis of the patient group compared to the control group, physical functioning, emotional role functioning, vitality, emotional health, bodily pain and health perception have scored lower. In other words, the quality of life in the patient group is lower than that of the control group with regard to the areas (fields) mentioned. However, the patient group has scored higher than the control group in social functioning and physical role functioning as a higher quality of life in the patient group regarding the two areas (fields) mentioned. Overall, based on this study, it can be concluded that the quality of life of infertile men is different from that of fertile men.

Keywords:

Infertility, Fertility, Life quality.