Prevalence and predictors of the usage of complementary alternative medicine among infertile patients - 12/05/21
, Mustafa Öztürk b, Ferhan Sönmez c, Ersen Eraydın c, Mehmet Caner Özer d, Murat Serkant Ünal e, Seyit Temel Ceyhan bBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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Abstract |
Purpose |
The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence, characteristics and the most frequently used complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) methods among infertile couples. A secondary aim was to assess predictors and patients’ attitude to disclose the usage of CAM.
Methods |
This study was designed as a cross-sectional survey and conducted on patients admitted to infertility clinics of two hospitals.
Results |
The overall prevalence of CAM among 324 infertile participants (162 couples) was 25.6 % (n = 83). 48 % of the infertile couples had experience with at least one type of CAM method and the most commonly used CAM was herbal products (84 %). The frequency of CAM tended to be higher among females compared to males (33 % versus 17 %, respectively; p = 0.02). Patients who failed to conceive with previous medical therapies were more inclined to use CAM (p = 0.01). After logistic regression analyses, only gender and previous unsuccessful ART treatment were found to be associated independently with CAM use.
Conclusion |
CAM use is common among infertile population. CAM users were more likely to be women at any age who had failed to achieve a pregnancy with previous artificial reproductive treatment(s), mainly used herbal products and mostly reluctant to report the use of CAM.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Complementary, Alternative, Medicine, Infertility
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Vol 50 - N° 6
Article 102112- juin 2021 Retour au numéro
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