Do Serum Vitamin D Levels Have Any Effect on Intrauterine Insemination Success?
Background Recent studies have shown that vitamin D has an essential role in the reproductive system. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of vitamin D levels in patients undergoing ovulation induction (OI), and subsequent intrauterine insemination (IUI) procedure. Materials and M...
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| author | Nafiye Yilmaz Ebru Ersoy Aytekin Tokmak Ayla Sargin A. Seval Ozgu-Erdinc Salim Erkaya Halil Ibrahim Yakut |
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| description | Background Recent studies have shown that vitamin D has an essential role in the reproductive system. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of vitamin D levels in patients undergoing ovulation induction (OI), and subsequent intrauterine insemination (IUI) procedure. Materials and Methods One hundred and four infertile and one hundred and three fertile women were recruited in this cross-sectional study which was conducted in a tertiary level maternity hospital. Infertile patients were divided into pregnant and non-pregnant subgroups after treatment. Individual characteristics and 25-hydroxyvitamin D3[25 (OH) D3] levels were compared between the groups. Results The vast majority of our study population consisted of women who had vitamin D deficiency (96.6%). There was no statistically significant difference between infertile and fertile groups in terms of serum 25 (OH) D3lev- els (P=0.512). Similarly, no significant difference was observed between the pregnant and non-pregnant subgroups of infertile patients regarding 25 (OH) D3levels (P=0.267). Conclusion There is no association between female infertility and serum vitamin D levels. Vitamin D does not pre- dict pregnancy in infertile women undergoing OI with IUI. Further research which will provide a comparison between much more women who have deficient and sufficient 25 (OH) D3levels is warranted. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c89d05e732804728b47006f2101567c72022-12-22T01:21:36ZengRoyan Institute (ACECR), TehranInternational Journal of Fertility and Sterility2008-076X2008-07782018-07-0112216416810.22074/ijfs.2018.525645485Do Serum Vitamin D Levels Have Any Effect on Intrauterine Insemination Success?Nafiye Yilmaz0Ebru Ersoy1Aytekin Tokmak2Ayla Sargin3A. Seval Ozgu-Erdinc4Salim Erkaya5Halil Ibrahim Yakut6Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Zekai Tahir Burak Women’s Healthcare Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Zekai Tahir Burak Women’s Healthcare Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Zekai Tahir Burak Women’s Healthcare Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Zekai Tahir Burak Women’s Healthcare Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Zekai Tahir Burak Women’s Healthcare Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Zekai Tahir Burak Women’s Healthcare Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyZekai Tahir Burak Women’s Healthcare Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyBackground Recent studies have shown that vitamin D has an essential role in the reproductive system. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of vitamin D levels in patients undergoing ovulation induction (OI), and subsequent intrauterine insemination (IUI) procedure. Materials and Methods One hundred and four infertile and one hundred and three fertile women were recruited in this cross-sectional study which was conducted in a tertiary level maternity hospital. Infertile patients were divided into pregnant and non-pregnant subgroups after treatment. Individual characteristics and 25-hydroxyvitamin D3[25 (OH) D3] levels were compared between the groups. Results The vast majority of our study population consisted of women who had vitamin D deficiency (96.6%). There was no statistically significant difference between infertile and fertile groups in terms of serum 25 (OH) D3lev- els (P=0.512). Similarly, no significant difference was observed between the pregnant and non-pregnant subgroups of infertile patients regarding 25 (OH) D3levels (P=0.267). Conclusion There is no association between female infertility and serum vitamin D levels. Vitamin D does not pre- dict pregnancy in infertile women undergoing OI with IUI. Further research which will provide a comparison between much more women who have deficient and sufficient 25 (OH) D3levels is warranted.http://www.ijfs.ir/article_45485_3d9f7a24a78366721564bc2f48062662.pdfinfertilityintrauterine inseminationovulation inductionvitamin d |
| spellingShingle | Nafiye Yilmaz Ebru Ersoy Aytekin Tokmak Ayla Sargin A. Seval Ozgu-Erdinc Salim Erkaya Halil Ibrahim Yakut Do Serum Vitamin D Levels Have Any Effect on Intrauterine Insemination Success? International Journal of Fertility and Sterility infertility intrauterine insemination ovulation induction vitamin d |
| title | Do Serum Vitamin D Levels Have Any Effect on Intrauterine Insemination Success? |
| title_full | Do Serum Vitamin D Levels Have Any Effect on Intrauterine Insemination Success? |
| title_fullStr | Do Serum Vitamin D Levels Have Any Effect on Intrauterine Insemination Success? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Do Serum Vitamin D Levels Have Any Effect on Intrauterine Insemination Success? |
| title_short | Do Serum Vitamin D Levels Have Any Effect on Intrauterine Insemination Success? |
| title_sort | do serum vitamin d levels have any effect on intrauterine insemination success |
| topic | infertility intrauterine insemination ovulation induction vitamin d |
| url | http://www.ijfs.ir/article_45485_3d9f7a24a78366721564bc2f48062662.pdf |
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