Table 2.
Associations between infertility specific stress in men and clinical variables
| Variables | Infertility specific stress | Odds ratio (95%CI) | P-value * | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (%) n=217 | No (%) n=83 | |||
| Past history of infertility treatments | ||||
| ≤5 years (n=271) | 195 (71.95) | 76 (28.05) | 1 | -- |
| >5 years (n=29) | 22 (75.86) | 7 (24.14) | 1.22 (0.50, 2.98) | 0.65 |
| Infertility type | ||||
| Female factor (n=89) | 56 (62.92) | 33 (37.07) | 1 | -- |
| Male factor (n=76) | 64 (84.21) | 12 (15.78) | 1.55 (0.75, 3.22) | 0.24 |
| Combined factor (n=91) | 74 (81.31) | 17 (18.68) | 4.87 (2.01, 11.44) | <0.001 |
| Unexplained (n=44) | 23 (52.27) | 21 (47.72) | 3.97 (1.80, 8.77) | <0.001 |
| Wife’s history of gynaecological surgery | ||||
| No (n=66) | 47 (71.21) | 19 (28.78) | 0.93 (0.51, 1.71) | 0.82 |
| Yes (n=234) | 170 (72.64) | 64 (27.35) | 1 | -- |
| History of urological surgery | ||||
| No (n=281) | 199 (70.81) | 82 (29.18) | 1 | -- |
| Yes (n=19) | 18 (94.73) | 1 (5.26) | 7.41 (0.97, 56.47) | 0.05 |
| Cycles of ovulation induction with timed intercourse | ||||
| Nil (n=134) | 89 (66.41) | 45 (33.58) | 1 | -- |
| 1–3 cycles (n=119) | 92 (77.31) | 27 (22.68) | 0.64 (0.28, 1.30) | 0.19 |
| 4–12 cycles (n=47) | 36 (76.59) | 11 (23.40) | 1.04 (0.46, 2.31) | 0.92 |
| Cycles of intra-uterine insemination | ||||
| 0–1 (n=264) | 187 (70.83) | 77 (29.16) | 1 | -- |
| 2–6 (n=36) | 30 (83.33) | 6 (16.66) | 2.05 (0.82, 5.14) | 0.12 |
| Presenting psychiatric morbidity | ||||
| 1 Nil (123) | 63 (51.21) | 60 (48.78) | 1 | |
| 2 Subclinical & Clinical (177) | 154 (87.00) | 23 (12.99) | 6.37 (3.36, 11.19) | <0.001 |
| Coping difficulties | ||||
| No (n=106) | 45 (42.45) | 61 (57.54) | 0.12 (0.06, 0.22) | -- |
| Yes (n=65) | 61 (93.84) | 4 (6.15) | 2.47 (0.80, 7.63) | <0.001 |
| Off & On (n=129) | 111 (86.04) | 18 (13.95) | 1 | 0.11 |
| Comorbid medical condition | ||||
| Nil (n=268) | 189 (70.52) | 79 (29.47) | 0.34 (0.11, 1.01) | 0.05 |
| Present (n=32) | 28 (87.5) | 4 (12.5) | 1 | -- |
| Wife’s gynaecological diagnosis | ||||
| Ovarian factors (n=101) | 71 (70.29) | 30 (29.70) | 0.77 (0.37 1.61) | 0.48 |
| Uterine factors (n=56) | 43 (76.78) | 13 (23.21) | 1.07 (0.45, 2.55) | 0.86 |
| Tubal factors & other (n=86) | 60 (69.76) | 26 (30.23) | 0.46 (0.35, 1.60) | 0.75 |
| Nil (n=57) | 43 (75.43) | 14 (24.56) | 1 | -- |
| Severity of urological diagnosis and sperm defects | ||||
| Nil (n=134) | 80 (59.70) | 54 (40.29) | 1 | -- |
| Mild-mod oligospermia, oligoastheno spermia (n=67) | 48 (71.64) | 19 (28.35) | 1.70 (0.90–3.21) | 0.09 |
| Severe oligospermia, teratozoospermia, azoospermia, aspermia (n=99) | 89 (89.89) | 10 (10.10) | 6.00 (2.86–12.58) | <0.001 |
| Past psychiatric illness | ||||
| No (n=83) | 17 (20.48) | 66 (79.51) | 1 | -- |
| Yes (n=217) | 83 (38.24) | 134 (61.75) | 0.41 (0.23–076) | 0.004 |
*
Univariate Logistic Regression