Association between Serum Vitamin D3 Levels and Sex Hormones in Infertile Men
Background and Objective: The prevalence of male infertility is increasing worldwide and vitamin D deficiency can be one of the causes for this problem. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between serum vitamin D levels and reproductive hormones in infertile men with abnormal s...
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| description | Background and Objective: The prevalence of male infertility is increasing worldwide and vitamin D deficiency can be one of the causes for this problem. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between serum vitamin D levels and reproductive hormones in infertile men with abnormal spermograms.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 220 infertile men with abnormal spermograms. Based on serum levels of vitamin D, they were divided into two groups of vitamin D less than 20 ng/ml (108 patients) and vitamin D greater than or equal to 20 ng/ml (112 patients). Then serum levels of FSH, LH, FT and TT were extracted and compared by referring to the medical records of the subjects.
Findings: The mean age and body mass index of participants were 34.46±5.60 years and 25.54±2.40 kg/m2, respectively. Hormone levels of FT, TT, and FSH did not show a statistically significant difference between the two groups. However, LH levels in the group with vitamin D deficiency (3.63±2.53) was significantly lower than the group with normal vitamin D (4.67±4.08) (p= 0.025).
Conclusion: The findings of this study showed a significant relationship only between LH levels in infertile men and their serum vitamin D levels. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f22ea4bc9fdd474abb0d61b849d6fb352022-12-22T04:15:21ZengBabol University of Medical SciencesMajallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul1561-41072251-71702022-03-012418894Association between Serum Vitamin D3 Levels and Sex Hormones in Infertile MenA Talebi0L Amini1A Sahebkar2 1.Department of Midwifery & Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, I.R.Iran. 2.Nursing Care Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, I.R.Iran. 3.Applied Biomedical Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, I.R.Iran. Background and Objective: The prevalence of male infertility is increasing worldwide and vitamin D deficiency can be one of the causes for this problem. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between serum vitamin D levels and reproductive hormones in infertile men with abnormal spermograms. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 220 infertile men with abnormal spermograms. Based on serum levels of vitamin D, they were divided into two groups of vitamin D less than 20 ng/ml (108 patients) and vitamin D greater than or equal to 20 ng/ml (112 patients). Then serum levels of FSH, LH, FT and TT were extracted and compared by referring to the medical records of the subjects. Findings: The mean age and body mass index of participants were 34.46±5.60 years and 25.54±2.40 kg/m2, respectively. Hormone levels of FT, TT, and FSH did not show a statistically significant difference between the two groups. However, LH levels in the group with vitamin D deficiency (3.63±2.53) was significantly lower than the group with normal vitamin D (4.67±4.08) (p= 0.025). Conclusion: The findings of this study showed a significant relationship only between LH levels in infertile men and their serum vitamin D levels.http://jbums.org/article-1-10005-en.htmlmale infertilityvitamin d3sex hormonessperm. |
| spellingShingle | A Talebi L Amini A Sahebkar Association between Serum Vitamin D3 Levels and Sex Hormones in Infertile Men Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul male infertility vitamin d3 sex hormones sperm. |
| title | Association between Serum Vitamin D3 Levels and Sex Hormones in Infertile Men |
| title_full | Association between Serum Vitamin D3 Levels and Sex Hormones in Infertile Men |
| title_fullStr | Association between Serum Vitamin D3 Levels and Sex Hormones in Infertile Men |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association between Serum Vitamin D3 Levels and Sex Hormones in Infertile Men |
| title_short | Association between Serum Vitamin D3 Levels and Sex Hormones in Infertile Men |
| title_sort | association between serum vitamin d3 levels and sex hormones in infertile men |
| topic | male infertility vitamin d3 sex hormones sperm. |
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