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. 2021 Oct 1;2021(3):47. doi: 10.5339/qmj.2021.47

Table 3.

Summary table of the data from included studies showing the pooled prevalence of the causes of infertility using the random-effects model

Causes of infertility Number of studies Pooled sample size Pooled prevalence % (95% CI) Heterogeneity (I2 %, p value)

Female factors 11 3822 41(34-48) 94.4, p < 0.001

Male factors 11 3822 27(22-33) 92.6, p < 0.001

Combined factors 8 2599 16(6-26) 99.1, p < 0.001

Unexplained factors 10 2848 17(10-24) 96.8, p < 0.001

CI, confidence interval