Vitamin D Level and Infertility

caused by many factors. Among these factors the effect of vitamin D levels of infertility are overlooked. The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency varies between 20% and 66.8% in different countries. In fact, vitamin D deficiency can lead to infertility both women and man. Lack of vitamin D in women with polycystic ovary syndrome in the study, uterine fibroids, as well as has been demonstrated over a relationship with a decrease in reserves. In males it has been suggested to affect sperm count and morphology. At the same time vitamin D levels may play a role in facilitating implantation. Even in studies in vitro fertilization has been shown to increase the success rate with the support of vitamin D. In this article, vitamin D deficiency and infertility issues were revised in light of the current articles.

Vitamin D Level and Infertility

İnfertilite çağımızın önemli sağlık sorunlarından biridir. Aslında infertiliteye birçok faktör neden olmaktadır. Bu faktörler arasında D vitamini düzeyinin infertiliteye olan etkisi gözden kaçmaktadır. Vitamin D eksikliğinin görülme sıklığı değişik ülkelerde %20 ile %66,8 arasında değişmektedir. Aslında D vitamini eksikliği hem erkeklerde, hem de kadınlarda infertiliteye neden olabilmektedir. Çalışmalarda kadınlarda D vitamini eksikliğinin polikistik over sendromu, uterin miyom yanı sıra over rezervinin azalması ile ilişkisi ortaya konmuştur. Erkeklerde ise sperm sayısını ve morfolojisini etkilediği öne sürülmüştür. Bununla birlikte vitamin D düzeyi implantasyonu kolaylaştırıcı rol oynayabilmektedir. Hatta çalışmalarda in vitro fertilizasyon başarı oranlarının D vitamini desteği ile arttığı gösterilmiştir. Bu yazıda, D vitamini eksikliği ve infertilite konusu güncel makaleler eşliğinde gözden geçirilmiştir.

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