A Study on Vitamin D Condition in Infertile Women in Shiraz during 2014
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
The main objective of Infertility is a serious problem in women’s lives and there are many reasons known for this issue. Micronutrient deficiencies, such as vitamin D, along with disorder in fertility, are reported in some studies. The objective in this research is to study the vitamin D condition in infertile women during their reproductive ages, between 20 and 40 in Shiraz and determining their relation with demographic and social characteristics. In methodology 180 infertile women admitted in Qadir Mother and Child Hospital was selected through simple random sampling and studied variables were tested in them. Also, blood sample was taken from them and their serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels were measured through ELISA. In this research, the normal level for vitamin D was appointed to be greater than or equal to 30 ng/ml and the serum level lower than 30 ng/ml was considered to be the deficit level. In results research findings suggested that among the 180 studied women, 95 (52.79%) of them had a vitamin D deficiency and 85 (47.22%) of them had normal level of vitamin D. The lowest level of vitamin D in studied women was 21.4 ng/ml and the highest level of that was 43.80 ng/ml. There was no significant difference observed between vitamin D condition and indices of age, education background, birthplace, job, physical exercise and income. Also, there was no significant difference found between vitamin D condition and weight, height and body mass index. In conclusion according to the findings, more than half of the infertile women had a vitamin deficiency and this could be considered as a problem for their fertility health and the deficiency is not due to the individuals’ socioeconomic situation. Hence, focusing on preventive measures and early treatment seems to be of significance. Keywords: vitamin D, infertility, demographic characteristics.
Authors and Affiliations
Bahar Morshed Behbahani, Azam joker, Mohammad Ebrahim Parsanezhad, Mohammad Hossein Dabbaghmanesh, Leila doryanizadeh, Azar Nematolahi, Alireza hekmat
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