srjmcrSRJMCRSRJMCR2788-9548https://doi.org/10.47310/srjmcr.2023.v03i02.011Infertility-related cross-sectional study at Al-Batool Teaching Hospital for patients seeking treatmentSuraNabhanHusseinFamily Physician, Diyala Health Directorate , Diyala, IraqInfertility is a medical disorder marked by the failure to conceive a pregnancy after one year of consistent and unprotected sexual intercourse; the key factors determining the treatment approach for this problem are the underlying cause, the patient's age, and the duration of the condition.  A cross-sectional analysis of 200 patients who sought consultation at Al-Batool University Hospital's Infertility Unit between January 1, 2013, and July 31, 2016, was used to identify infertility causes and patient characteristics. Data was acquired from hospital Infertility Unit records and a questionnaire on age, place of residence, occupation, type of infertility, causes length, and blood groups; each response was analyzed in a table to determine its impact. The study revealed that most patients were females, constituting 92% (184), while male patients accounted for 8% (16). Among females, the most common age group was 21-30, representing 65% (120) cases. On the other hand, most male patients fell within the 31-40 age range, comprising 56% (9) of cases. The majority of patients, consisting of 62% females and 56% men, resided in metropolitan areas; all female patients, constituting 66% (149) of the total, were engaged in homemaking, whereas all male patients, constituting 100% (16) of the total, were employed, the whole female patient population, accounting for 100% (184) of the cases, were diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). All 16 occurrences of hypogonadism were diagnosed in male patients, accounting for 100% of the cases of the female patients; 126 (68%) had primary infertility, while 58 (32%) had secondary infertility.  Conversely, every single one of the 16 male patients (100%) encountered primary infertility; among the female patients, 102 individuals, accounting for 55% of the total, sought consultation at the Infertility unit for 1-3 years.   Conversely, the Infertility unit received the bulk of male patients, precisely ten individuals (62.5%), who sought consultation after a duration exceeding 3 to 5 years; most female patients with blood group O had a receptivity percentage of 62%. In contrast, most male patients with blood group O displayed a receptivity rate of 75%. The study found that female infertility in Diyala City is similar to global rates, with younger women and urban women being the most affected. Primary infertility is the most common form.   Polycystic ovarian syndrome causes female infertility, and blood group O people are more likely to get it.   It appears that occupation does not affect this condition in men or women.