Vitamin D and assisted reproductive treatment outcome: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with an increased risk of abnormal pregnancy implantation leading to obstetric complications such as pre-eclampsia and fetal growth restriction. However, the effect of vitamin D on reproductive treatment outcomes in couples undergoing assisted reproductive treatment is poorly understood. This study investigates the association between vitamin D and reproductive treatment outcomes in women undergoing assisted reproductive treatments? METHODS:A prospective cohort study conducted at a large tertiary teaching hospital, United Kingdom. Five hundred women undergoing assisted reproductive treatment were recruited between September 2013 and September 2015. All participants had their serum vitamin D measured and their reproductive treatment outcomes collated. Women were categorised in to three groups: vitamin D replete (>?75?nmol/L), insufficient (50-75?nmol/L) and deficient (

SUBMITTER: Chu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6631833 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature