Ali S, Bashir A, Ahmed S.
Frequency of Depression in Females Presenting To the Infertility Clinic of a Tertiary Care Hospital.
Biomedica Jan ;33(3):223-7.

Background and Objective: Depression is very common clinical problem among infertile corpus, particularly the females. The present study was designed to determine the frequency of depression in females having infertility (primary or secondary) presenting to infertility clinic of a tertiary care hospital. Methods: This was a cross sectional analysis. About 400 female patients having infertility presenting to infertility clinic, Gynae unit II, Jinnah Hospital Lahore and fulfilling the selection criteria were approached. Data was collected with the help of a questionnaireWHO-SRQ 20. Depression was labeled as per operational definitions. Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS 17. Results: The mean age of females was 33.40 ± 6.55 years with minimum and maximum age of 15 and 45 years. The mean SRQ-20 in this study was 9.95 ± 5.28 with minimum and maximum score of 1 and 20. According to operational definition (SRQ-20 score ? 10) of depression. Frequency of depression was seen in 213(53.2%) of the females. There was significant association of depression with age and duration of infertility, p-value < 0.05. When data was stratified over their education status, monthly income, employment status and types of infertility we found no significant association, p-value > 0.05. Conclusion: In this study the prevalence of depression in females with infertility was present in 213 out of 400 (53.2%) of the females. The prevalence was significantly higher in early age groups and duration of infertility. In future gynecologists should collaborate with psychiatrist to prevent such psychological disorders of females with infertility.

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