Many fertility disorders associated with low vitamin D, still unsure how much is needed – Dec 2016

The role of vitamin D in reproductive dysfunction in women - a systematic review.

Ann Agric Environ Med. 2016 Dec 23;23(4):671-676. doi: 10.5604/12321966.1226865.
Skowrońska P1, Pastuszek E2, Kuczyński W3, Jaszczoł M4, Kuć P3, Jakiel G5, Wocławek-Potocka I6, Łukaszuk K7.


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Vitamin D is essential for the proper functioning of the human body.
There is also evidence of its strong association with fertility problems in women.
This review aims to evaluate the relationship between vitamin D and diseases affecting women's fertility

  • (polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS),
  • uterine leiomyomas and endometriosis), and in
  • vitro fertilization (IVF) outcome.

A systematic review of the literature was conducted in Scopus and PubMed for relevant English language publications since 1989.
Vitamin D influences the functioning of the reproductive system in women and has been associated with

  • PCOS,
  • uterine leiomyomas,
  • endometriosis and
  • in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcome.

However, further studies on larger groups of patients are needed to establish what role vitamin D plays in the treatment of female infertility.

PMID: 28030942 DOI: 10.5604/12321966.1226865

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