JBRA Assisted Reproduction 2025;29(Suppl.2 SBRA 2025):95
Poster Presentation
29^th Annual Congress of the SBRA. São Paulo/SP - Brazil, 2025
doi: 10.5935/1518-0557.20263682

P-83. Epidemiological Profile of Female Infertility in Different Brazilian Regions (2015–2024)

Priscila Luiza dos Santos¹, Giovanna de Castro Martin¹, Ana Clara Pimenta Servidoni², Katherine Ann Reimão Miller³, Leticia Souza Santos¹, Fernanda Milani⁴

¹ Faculdade Santa Marcelina - São Paulo - SP - Brasil
² Yale School of Medicine - São Paulo - SP - Brasil
³ Universidade de Santo Amaro - São Paulo - SP - Brasil
⁴ Universidade de São Paulo - São Paulo - SP - Brasil

Objective: To analyze the epidemiological profile of female infertility in Brazil using hospital morbidity data from the public healthcare system between 2015 and 2024.
Methods: An ecological, descriptive, and quantitative study was conducted using hospital morbidity data from DATASUS. The analysis was performed using descriptive statistics, stratified by geographic region, race/ethnicity, age group, and type of healthcare service.
Results: Between 2015 and 2024, 5,232 cases of female infertility were reported in Brazil. Most cases occurred in the Southeast (~51%), followed by the Northeast (~29%), South (~13%), Midwest (~4%), and North (~3%). The state of São Paulo accounted for ~79% of cases in the Southeast and ~40% of the national total. In the South, Rio Grande do Sul represented ~76% of cases; in the Northeast, Rio Grande do Norte (~25%); in the North, Rondônia (~70%); and in the Midwest, Mato Grosso do Sul (~32%). No notifications were reported in Amapá or Sergipe. Over the study period, no linear growth trend was observed, and a decline in notifications occurred between 2020 and 2023. Most admissions were elective (~85%). Regarding race/ethnicity, most women were mixed-race (~46%), followed by white (~37%), black (~6%), and Asian (~3%). Mixed-race women predominated in the North, Northeast, and Midwest regions, while white women predominated in the Southeast and South. The most prevalent age group was 35–39 years (~39%), followed by 30–34 years (~27%) and 40–44 years (~14%).
Conclusion: Female infertility in Brazil is unevenly distributed, with the highest prevalence in the Southeast and Northeast, suggesting that inequalities in healthcare access in other regions may contribute to underreporting. Differences in demographic and service profiles highlight the need for region-specific strategies to improve access and the quality of reproductive health services.