According
to data from the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), in 2012 an estimated 17.3
million couples aged 15-44 had impaired fecundity (i.e., had experienced
difficulties conceiving or bringing a pregnancy to term during their lifetime).
In Nigeria according to Oladokun and Arologun (2009), about half a million
couples are infertile (i.e., had never conceived in their lifetime or during
the past 12
to data from the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), in 2012 an estimated 17.3
million couples aged 15-44 had impaired fecundity (i.e., had experienced
difficulties conceiving or bringing a pregnancy to term during their lifetime).
In Nigeria according to Oladokun and Arologun (2009), about half a million
couples are infertile (i.e., had never conceived in their lifetime or during
the past 12
months despite being sexually active and non-contracepting). They
identified the commonest form of infertility to be secondary infertility, seen in 59% of cases.
However, primary infertility has been found to be commoner in rural areas which
were attributed to high prevalence of sexual transmitted infections and
inadequate treatment of such infections, complications of unsafe abortion and
puerperal sepsis. This was supported by the fact that tubal blockage was the
commonest cause of female factor infertility in their study.
Reference
Oladokun, A. and Arulogun,
O. (2009): Acceptability of child adoption as management option for infertility
in Nigeria: Evidence from focus group discussions. Afr J Reprod Health 13(1):79-91.
O. (2009): Acceptability of child adoption as management option for infertility
in Nigeria: Evidence from focus group discussions. Afr J Reprod Health 13(1):79-91.
