Table 3.
Distribution of study participants according to gynaecological history, Women Hospital-Hamad Medical Corporation, 2018
| Gynecological history | Cases | Cases | Controls | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Infertility n = 43 (%) |
Secondary Infertility n = 93 (%) |
Infertility Total n = 136 (%) |
n = 272 (%) | ||
| Menstrual cycle regularity: | 0.001* | ||||
| Regular | 32 (74.4) | 65 (69.9) | 97 (71.3) | 256 (94.1) | |
| Irregular | 11 (25.6) | 28 (30.1) | 39 (28.7) | 16 (5.9) | |
| Menstrual irregularity: | n = 11 | n = 28 | n = 39 | n = 16 | 0.001* |
| < 6 month | 1 (9.1) | 4 (14.3) | 5 (12.8) | 8 (50.0) | |
| ≥ 6 month | 10 (90.9) | 24 (85.7) | 34 (87.2) | 8 (50.0) | |
| Duration of menstrual cycle: | 0.001* | ||||
| < 21 days | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.1) | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | |
| 21–35 days | 33 (76.7) | 61 (65.6) | 94 (69.1) | 252 (92.6) | |
| > 35 days | 10 (23.3) | 31 (33.3) | 41 (30.2) | 20 (7.4) | |
| Menorrhagia: | 0.001* | ||||
| No | 31 (72.1) | 72 (77.4) | 103 (75.7) | 260 (95.6) | |
| Yes | 12 (27.9) | 21 (22.6) | 33 (24.3) | 12 (4.4) | |
| Intermenstrual bleeding: | 0.001* | ||||
| No | 38 (88.4) | 84 (90.3) | 122 (89.7) | 272(100.0) | |
| Yes | 5 (11.6) | 9 (9.7) | 14 (10.3) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Dysmenorrhoea: | 0.001* | ||||
| No | 30 (69.8) | 74 (79.6) | 104 (76.5) | 256 (94.1) | |
| Yes | 13 (30.2) | 19 (20.4) | 32 (23.5) | 16 (5.9) | |
| Secondary amenorrhea: | 0.001* | ||||
| No | 31 (72.1) | 67 (72.0) | 98 (72.1) | 258 (94.9) | |
| Yes | 12 (27.9) | 26 (28.0) | 38 (27.9) | 14 (5.1) | |
| Chronic pelvic pain | 0.001* | ||||
| No | 27 (62.8) | 52 (55.9) | 79 (58.1) | 255 (93.8) | |
| Yes | 16 (37.2) | 41 (44.1) | 57 (41.9) | 17 (6.2) | |
| Abnormal vaginal discharge: | 0.001* | ||||
| No | 36 (83.7) | 64 (68.8) | 100 (73.5) | 261 (96.0) | |
| Yes | 7 (16.3) | 29 (31.2) | 36 (26.5) | 11(4.0) | |
| Painful urination: | 0.001* | ||||
| No | 38 (88.4) | 80 (86.0) | 118 (86.8) | 269 (98.9) | |
| Yes | 5(11.6) | 13(14.0) | 18 (13.2) | 3 (1.1) | |
| Dyspareunia: | 0.001* | ||||
| No | 25 (58.1) | 55 (59.1) | 80 (58.8) | 262 (96.3) | |
| Yes | 18 (41.9) | 38 (40.9) | 56 (41.2) | 10 (3.7) | |
* p < 0.05