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It concerned all women who came to consult for an inability to procreate dating back more than one year without using a contraceptive method, having regular and complete intercourse and having never become pregnant.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Out of 7,348 gynecological consultations during the study period, 595 or 8% were related to infertility. The average age of the patients was 34.46 years (\u00b15.9). Women with a higher education level were 56.3%. They were obese in 29.3% of cases. Genital infection (53.3%) was the main medical history in 53.3% of cases while the surgical history was dominated by myomectomy (44.7%) and appendectomy (38.3%). Among the causes of infertility, there was tubal obstruction (36.5%) followed by cycle irregularity and fibroids at 29% each. The main psychological disorders observed were anxiety (81.9%), sexual disturbances (56.3%) and stress (71.9%).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Primary infertility is becoming increasingly common in our context and affects increasingly younger women. 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