Reproductive Endocrinology Center, Research Institutefor Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science,Tehran, Iran.
BMC Public Health. 2011 Nov 14;11:863. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-863.
Reproductive morbidity has a huge impact on the health and quality of life of women. We aimed to determine the prevalence of reproductive morbidities and the health seeking behavior of a nationally representative sample of Iranian urban women.
A sample of 1252 women, aged 18-45 years, was selected using the multi stage, stratified probability sampling procedure. Data were collected through interviews and physical, gynecological and ultrasonographic examinations.
Reproductive tract infection (RTIs), pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and menstrual dysfunction were the three main groups of morbidities with a prevalence of 37.6%, 41.4% and 30.1%., respectively. Our study demonstrated that 35.1, 34.5 and 9.6 percent of women experienced one, two or these reproductive organ disorders mentioned, respectively, while 20.6 percent of participants had none of these disorders. Findings also showed that the majority of women who suffered from reproductive morbidities (on average two out of three) had not sought appropriate care for these except for infertility.
Reproductive health morbidities impose a large burden among Iranian women and have negative impact on their reproductive health and wellbeing.
生殖系统疾病对女性的健康和生活质量有着巨大的影响。我们旨在确定伊朗城市女性的生殖系统疾病患病率和寻求健康服务的行为。
采用多阶段、分层概率抽样程序，抽取了 1252 名年龄在 18-45 岁的女性作为样本。通过访谈和身体、妇科及超声检查收集数据。
生殖系统感染（RTIs）、盆腔器官脱垂（POP）和月经功能障碍是三种主要的疾病群体，患病率分别为 37.6%、41.4%和 30.1%。研究表明，35.1%、34.5%和 9.6%的女性分别患有上述生殖器官疾病中的一种、两种或三种，而 20.6%的参与者没有这些疾病。研究结果还表明，大多数患有生殖系统疾病的女性（平均三种中有两种）没有寻求适当的治疗，除了不孕不育。
生殖健康疾病给伊朗女性带来了沉重的负担，对她们的生殖健康和幸福感产生了负面影响。
