الفهرس 
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Abstract
- Background: Infertility is one of the most emotionally debilitating conditions, and can be a significant social and public health problem.
- Aim of the study: The present study was designed to find out the negative role of some indoor pollutants physical, chemical or biological on the fertility of the women.
- Subjects and methods: This cross-sectional, case control study was conducted at Police Hospital Nasr City and Sayed Galal Hospital and included 100 women during the period from June 2010 to June 2013. Sixty cases complained of primary infertility represented the cases group. Another forty women who did not complain of infertility problem coming to the hospital for routine clinical investigation represented control group. After taking an informed consent and all the patients agreed to participate in the study. All cases underwent full history taking, clinical examination, and all completed a questionnaire to investigate possible life style, dietary, physical or chemical factors to examine association of infertility with these factors.
- Results: there was no significant difference between both groups as regard age but there was significant increase of BMI in primary infertile women. There was no significant difference between both groups as regard occupation, education, economic level or menstrual history. There was significant decrease of regular and satisfied relationships and significant increase in lubricant usage and vaginal douching in primary infertile women in comparison to fertile women. There was statistically significant increase of smoking exposure and number of sugars spoons/cup of beverages in primary infertile women in comparison to fertile women, although there was no significant difference as regard smoking women or rate of beverage consumption in both groups. There was significant increase of dissatisfaction and feeling having nothing in cases group in comparison to control group. No significant difference was found between cases and control groups as regard cosmetics, drugs, clothes types or material, physical activity, factors related to diet, home properties, personal cleanliness or work characters in working women.
- Conclusion: Results of the present study linked obesity, smoking, sugar consumption, psychological factors, lubricant usage and vaginal douching to primary infertility, but on the other hand, it can not link other lifestyle and dietary factors to primary infertility.