Table 3.

Gynecological factors affecting infertility among women attending a gynecologic clinic in three public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021

Variable	Possible options	frequency	Percentage (%)
Initiation of pregnancy(desire)	Yes	190	46.5
	No	219	53.5
Irregular menses	Yes	181	44.3
	No	228	55.7
Dysmenorrhea	Yes	131	32
	No	278	68
History of surgery	Yes	112	27.4
	No	297	72.6
Type of surgery(n = 112)	Pelvic or abdominal	89	80.2
	Ovarian or fallopian tube	18	16.2
	Others	4	3.6
Previous gynecological disorder	Yes	198	48.4
	No	211	51.6
Type of previous gynecological disorders (n = 198)	Uterine disorder	50	25.3
	Ovarian disorder	70	35.4
	PID	15	7.6
	Uterine cancer	22	11.1
	Other	41	20.7
Obstruction of fallopian tubes(n = 198)	Yes	34	17.1
	No	165	82.9
Endometriosis(n = 198)	Yes	9	4.5
	No	190	95.5
Previous infertility diagnosis	Yes	85	20.8
	No	324	79.2
Medication for ovary(n = 85)	Yes	45	52.9
	No	40	47.1
History of abortion(n = 343)	Yes	201	58.6
	No	142	41.4
Number of abortion(n = 201)	Once	114	56.7
	Twice	44	22
	Three times and more	43	21.39