Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Al-Diwaniyah Child and Maternity Hospital, Al-Qadisiya, Iraq

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  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»
  

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