Correlation of clinical, radiological and serum analysis of hypovitaminosis D with polycystic ovary syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Vitamin D deficiency leads to a myriad of healthcare problems from cardiovascular, metabolic, endocrine, and neurological disorders to cancer. However, the role of vitamin D deficiency in the etiopathogenesis of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is unclear. This study aimed to measure objectively the impact of vitamin D deficiency on PCOS through a quantitative assessment of the existing literature.

Methods

We conducted a systematic search of published literature on the following online databases using EndnoteX7: MEDLINE, EBSCO, ScienceDirect, and CINAHL. Searches were limited to full-text English-language journal articles published between 2006 and 2016. Eligible clinical studies employed control group data to investigate the association between vitamin D deficien

SUBMITTER: Guraya SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6694940 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature