Zauner Gerhild, Girardi Guillermina
Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Member of QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Member of QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
J Reprod Immunol. 2020 Sep;141:103173. doi: 10.1016/j.jri.2020.103173. Epub 2020 Jun 28.
A steady decline in the fertility rate has been observed in Qatar during the past fifty years. Therefore, infertility is considered a national priority in Qatar, a pronatalist society. This review article summarises the potential causes of infertility that are particularly prevalent in the Qatari population. The high rate of consanguinity leading to genetic abnormalities, the high incidence of metabolic disease, environmental contamination due to the rapid urbanization and oil and natural gas extraction procedures are discussed. In addition, the particular lifestyle of the Qatari population and the influence of religion and culture on sexual and reproductive behavior in an Arab/Islamic society are considered. The active response of the state of Qatar in implementing ways to mitigate the effects of these factors to protect fertility are also presented.
在过去五十年间，卡塔尔的生育率持续下降。因此，在这个倡导生育的社会中，不孕不育被视为卡塔尔的一项国家优先事项。这篇综述文章总结了在卡塔尔人群中特别普遍的不孕不育潜在原因。文中讨论了导致遗传异常的高近亲结婚率、代谢疾病的高发病率、快速城市化以及石油和天然气开采过程造成的环境污染。此外，还考虑了卡塔尔人群独特的生活方式以及宗教和文化对阿拉伯/伊斯兰社会中性行为和生殖行为的影响。文章还介绍了卡塔尔国为减轻这些因素的影响以保护生育能力而采取的积极应对措施。
