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Table 3 Summary of types of previous treatments received

From: Use and pattern of previous care received by infertile Nigerian women

Traditional treatment

Conventional treatment

Use of traditional treatment

Use of conventional treatment

 No 140 (59.3%)

 No 90 (38.1%)

 Yes 96 (40.7%)

 Yes 146 (61.9%)

Types of trado-medicine

Medical

 Islamic medicine - 2

 Unspecified-146

 Moringa seeds-1

 Clomiphene citrate-10

 Oral and Vaginal herbs −2

 Antibiotics-5

 Oral herbs − 84

 Bromocriptine- 2

 Oral herbs and Garlic- 1

 Hormonal-2

 Oral herbs and Islamic medicine-2

Surgical

 Oral herbs and prayers-1

 Hydrotubation-6

 Unspecified-1

 Myomectomy-1

 Vaginal herbs-1

 Manual vacuum aspiration-1

 Vaginal soap −1

In vitro fertilization-3