Abstract
Context: Vitamin D deficiency has been proven to affect fertility in mammals, but data in human is less convincing. In particular, data on in vitro fertilization (IVF), an attractive model to draw information on this topic, are sparse and conflicting.
Objective: Our objective was to investigate IVF outcome in women with deficient 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25 (OH)D] serum levels (
Results: The number of recruited women with serum 25 (OH)D30 ng/mL) had the highest chances of pregnancy.
Conclusions: VitaminDis an emerging factor influencing female fertility and IVF outcome. Additional studies are pressingly needed to confirm a causal relationship and to investigate the potential therapeutic benefits of vitamin D supplementation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | E2372-E2376 |
Journal | Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism |
Volume | 99 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 1 2014 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Endocrinology
- Biochemistry, medical
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Medicine(all)