[Diagnosis and therapy of sterile marriages. Retrospective studies on the sterility of 500 childless couples].

In the retrospective analysis of 500 involuntarily childless couples the following results were observed: The pregnancy rate was 37.2%. The age of the women did not influence the conception rate significantly. Women with a sterility of less than 5 years duration had a statistically higher conception rate than those with longer lasting sterility. Patients with oligomenorrhea had a significantly higher pregnancy rate than those with normal menstrual cycle. Cyclofenil therapy resulted in a significantly higher conception rate than treatment without ovulation inducing compounds. Homologeous insemination had a pregnancy rate of 25,4%. The additional therapy with ovulation inducers did not influence the results significantly. Patients with uterine hypoplasia had a significantly higher conception rate than women with normal uterine size. Women who showed uterine hypoplasia before sterility treatment had taken oral contraceptives less often than women with normal uterine size. There was a significant correlation between uterine hypoplasia and cyclic disorders. Women with cyclic disorders had hirsutism more often than those with a normal cycle. In cases with normal sperm count (40 mill./ml) there was a significantly better pregnancy rate than in those with oligozoospermia (40 mill./ml). In cases of sperm motility of over 70% a significantly higher pregnancy rate was observed than in those with a motility below 70%. In spermiograms with more than 70% of normally configurated sperms the results were significantly better than in those with less than 70% normal sperms.