[The influence of socioeconomic factors on female fertility].
OBJECTIVE
To define causes of female infertility and socioeconomic factors affecting fertility.


METHODS
The study group consisted of 438 patients, aged 21-46 (average 29.7), treated because of primary or secondary infertility between January 1999 and March 2003 at Gynecological Endocrinology Department of Medical University of Warsaw. All of them were residents of mazovian province. The following factors were analyzed: age, marital status, place of residence, education and the type of job performed in regard to their influence on fertility. The socioeconomic characteristics and the distribution of infertility in each age group were presented.


RESULTS
Fifty women were aged over 35 (11.4%). Most of the examined patients were city residents--339 (80%). 182 (43.5%) women had university education, 189 (45.2%)--secondary education. 76 (18.5%) women were physical workers. The factors affecting fertility were: age, education and the type of work performed.


CONCLUSIONS
Age over 35 years and intensive physical work are the factors affecting fertility.
Klinika Endokrynologii Ginekologicznej Akademii Medycznej w Warszawie.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000453:epidemiology; D008423:Maternal Age; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D008429:Maternal Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012931:Social Environment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data