Alghamdi Amnah S, Alabdulaziz Hawa, Rashad Wafaa A
Nursing Administration, King Faisal Medical Complex, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Faculty of Nursing, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Nurs Res Pract. 2025 Sep 3;2025:6934650. doi: 10.1155/nrp/6934650. eCollection 2025.
Infertility is a reproductive disorder affecting either the male or female reproductive system, characterized by the inability to achieve pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular, unprotected sexual intercourse. It may result from male, female, or idiopathic factors, with certain etiologies being preventable. Management of infertility frequently involves assisted reproductive technologies, including in vitro fertilization (IVF). This quantitative cross-sectional study aimed to discover the traditional practices used for infertility treatment among females in Albaha City. This study was conducted with 251 infertile women between the ages of 50 or beneath who had primary or secondary infertility because of personal reasons or male infertility in the maternity outpatient departments of Albaha City hospitals in Saudi Arabia. The study period lasted from May 30, 2021, until January 2022. The research obtained approval from the Faculty of Nursing ethical committee at King Abdulaziz University Jeddah before participants granted their consent. A total of 251 participants indicated that 51.0% found traditional infertility treatment successful and 45.8% had no previous knowledge about the approach, while 3.2% viewed it negatively. Among the participants, 39.5% revealed that they got pregnant after using traditional treatments, whereas 60.5% said they did not get pregnant. About 29.0% of women who got pregnant achieved it within 6 months and 11.0% of them conceived over 6 months to 1 year. Two-thirds of participants reported no side effects from traditional healing treatment, and half of the respondents planned to repeat their experience. The research conducted on pregnancy and herb consumption demonstrated a lack of statistical importance expressed through the data values ( > 0.05). Many participants believed in using traditional practices and visiting traditional healers instead of attending medical facilities and the care services provided by health professionals due to their actions on physiological systems and low cost. Further investigation is required to support the outcomes of this study.
不孕症是一种影响男性或女性生殖系统的生殖障碍，其特征是在规律、无保护的性交12个月或更长时间后仍无法怀孕。它可能由男性、女性或特发性因素引起，某些病因是可以预防的。不孕症的治疗通常涉及辅助生殖技术，包括体外受精（IVF）。这项定量横断面研究旨在发现阿尔巴哈市女性用于治疗不孕症的传统做法。该研究对沙特阿拉伯阿尔巴哈市医院产科门诊的251名50岁及以下的不孕女性进行，这些女性因个人原因或男性不育导致原发性或继发性不孕。研究期从2021年5月30日持续到2022年1月。在参与者给予同意之前，该研究获得了吉达阿卜杜勒阿齐兹国王大学护理学院伦理委员会的批准。共有251名参与者表示，51.0%的人认为传统不孕症治疗是成功的，45.8%的人以前对这种方法一无所知，而3.2%的人对此持负面看法。在参与者中，39.5%的人表示在使用传统治疗后怀孕了，而60.5%的人表示没有怀孕。约29.0%怀孕的女性在6个月内怀孕，其中11.0%在6个月至1年内怀孕。三分之二的参与者报告称传统治疗没有副作用，一半的受访者计划再次尝试。关于怀孕与草药消费的研究表明，数据值显示缺乏统计学意义（>0.05）。许多参与者相信使用传统方法并拜访传统治疗师，而不是去医疗机构和接受卫生专业人员提供的护理服务，因为这些方法作用于生理系统且成本低。需要进一步调查以支持本研究的结果。
