Follicular and serum levels of vitamin D in women with unexplained infertility and their relationship with in vitro fertilization outcome: an observational pilot study
Introduction Follicular and serum vitamin D are considered potential markers of the oocyte and embryos' quality and predictors of IVF outcomes. Material and methods This retrospective cross-sectional study correlated vitamin D in sera and follicular fluid of women with unexplained infertility...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Termedia Publishing House
2021-08-01
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| Series: | Archives of Medical Science |
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| Online Access: | https://www.archivesofmedicalscience.com/Follicular-and-serum-levels-of-vitamin-D-in-women-with-unexplained-infertility-and,141185,0,2.html |
| Summary: | Introduction
Follicular and serum vitamin D are considered potential markers of the oocyte and embryos' quality and predictors of IVF outcomes.
Material and methods
This retrospective cross-sectional study correlated vitamin D in sera and follicular fluid of women with unexplained infertility mutually and with IVF outcomes. ELISA was used for measuring Vitamin D.
Results
Results show only a positive correlation between follicular and serum levels of Vitamin D (Rho=0.615, p=0.025) and between follicular levels of Vitamin D with the percentage of embryo fragmentation (Rho=0.544; p=0.036).
Conclusions
Results suggests that serum and follicular fluid vitamin D measurements could be complementary tools to the routine assessment of embryos. |
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| ISSN: | 1734-1922 1896-9151 |