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<journal-id>1029-3019</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[MEDISAN]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[MEDISAN]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1029-3019</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1029-30192019000601058</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Características de parejas infértiles en la provincia de Santiago de Cuba]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Characteristics of infertile couples in Santiago de Cuba]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mora García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Guillermo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Baquero Suárez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jacqueline María]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Maité]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vaillant Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Maribel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Dirección Provincial de Salud  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santiago de Cuba ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Provincial de Higiene, Epidemiologia y Microbiología  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santiago de Cuba ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>23</volume>
<numero>6</numero>
<fpage>1058</fpage>
<lpage>1069</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1029-30192019000601058&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1029-30192019000601058&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1029-30192019000601058&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  La incidencia de la infertilidad ha aumentado y, de acuerdo con médicos expertos y diversos organismos especializados, existe una clara relación entre el sistema de vida actual y la disminución de la fertilidad.  Objetivo:  Caracterizar a las parejas infértiles según variables clínico-epidemiológicas seleccionadas.  Métodos:  Se realizó un estudio observacional, descriptivo y transversal de 132 parejas infértiles asistidas en la consulta de Infertilidad y Reproducción Asistida del Hospital General Docente Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso, durante el año 2018.  Resultados:  Un elevado número de las féminas tenían edades superiores a los 40 años (32,2 %), 7 % de las parejas estudiadas fueron diagnosticadas con infertilidad secundaria y existió 33,3 % de prevalencia del hábito de fumar, con predominio en el sexo masculino.  Conclusiones:  La edad de las féminas, las infecciones de transmisión sexual y el antecedente de abortos previos pudieran ser las principales causas de infertilidad en la provincia de Santiago de Cuba.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  The incidence of infertility has increased and, according to expert doctors and diverse specialized organizations, a clear relationship exists between the system of current life and the decrease of fertility.  Objective:  To characterize the infertile couples according to selected clinical-epidemiological variables.  Methods:  An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study of 132 infertile couples assisted in the Infertility Service and Assisted Reproduction of Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso Teaching General Hospital, was carried out during 2018.  Results:  A high number of women were older than 40 years (32.2%), as long as, seven percent of the studied couples was diagnosed with secondary infertility and thirty three point three percent presented nicotine addiction, with prevalence in the male sex.  Conclusions:  The age of women, sexually transmitted infections and history of previous abortions could be the main causes of infertility in Santiago de Cuba.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[reproducción asistida]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[infertility]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[services of reproductive health]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[sexually transmitted diseases]]></kwd>
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