Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Kufa University, Kufa, Iraq
Research
The impact of serum vitamin D on fertility status in a sample of Iraqi women
Author(s): Hala Razzaq Jasim* and Lina Muhssen Atyia
Background: The existence of vitamin D metabolizing enzymes and receptors in female tissues of reproductive origin has been documented by a list of studies. In addition, low levels of vitamin D have been observed in women with polycystic ovary syndrome with sub-fertility, and vitamin D supplementation for those women has been associated with improved menstrual irregularities, metabolic derangements, and fertility outcomes.
Aim of the study: The present case-control study was aimed at comparing the serum vitamin D level of a sample of subfertile Iraqi women to that of a control sample of pregnant women.
Subjects and methods: The current case-control study enrolled 54 subfertile women, and 50 fertile women recruited from the obstetrics and gynecology department at Pediatric and Maternity Teaching Hospital, Adi.. Read More»