Infertility prevalence and the methods of estimation from 1990 to 2021: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: Human reproduction open Vol. 2022; no. 4; p. hoac051
• Main Authors: Cox, C M, Thoma, M E, Tchangalova, N, Mburu, G, Bornstein, M J, Johnson, C L, Kiarie, J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 2022
• Subjects: Infertility; Methods; Prevalence studies (Epidemiology); Review; Risk factors; Statistics; United States; infecundity; subfertility; infertility; time-to-pregnancy; subfecundity

What is the contemporary prevalence of infertility in world populations and how do they differ by methodological and study characteristics? Pooled estimates of lifetime and period prevalence of 12-month infertility were 17.5% and 12.6%, respectively, but this varied by study population and methodolo...