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- Title
Do Serum Vitamin D Levels Have Any Effect on Intrauterine Insemination Success?
- Authors
Yilmaz, Nafiye; Ersoy, Ebru; Tokmak, Aytekin; Sargin, Ayla; Ozgu-Erdinc, A. Seval; Erkaya, Salim; Yakut, Halil Ibrahim
- Abstract
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) D3 levels (P=0.512). Similarly, no significant difference was observed between the pregnant and non-pregnant subgroups of infertile patients regarding 25 (OH) D3 levels (P=0.267). Conclusion: There is no association between female infertility and serum vitamin D levels. Vitamin D does not predict 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) D3 levels is warranted.
- Subjects
INFERTILITY treatment; HUMAN artificial insemination; INDUCED ovulation; PREGNANT women; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D deficiency; TREATMENT effectiveness; CROSS-sectional method; TERTIARY care
- Publication
International Journal of Fertility & Sterility, 2018, Vol 12, Issue 2, p164
- ISSN
2008-076X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.22074/ijfs.2018.5256