Vitamin D and Reproductive health....

Vitamin D and Reproductive Health-
 Vitamin D is one of the most important Vitamin for human health. In last few years in research, it is found that there is a positive correlation between Vitamin D3 Level and reproductive health. It effects on fertility. Studies have shown that decrease vitamin D level effects functions of ovaries, testis and epididymis and histological abnormalities of testis. Vitamin D is essential uterine development and endometrial development for implantation. Its deficiency causes uterine hypoplasia and reduced fertility.

Studies have pointed out that administration of Vitamin D improves endometrial thickness in IUI cycles of PCOS women. There isa positive correlation between Vitamin D3 level and development of ovarian follicles and percentage of pregnancies. Vitamin D stimulates Ant-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) production, thus playing a role in ovarian reserve preservation.

In male there is a positive correlation between serum Vitamin D3 with sperm motility, count, morphology and concentration in sperms of men of childbearing age. Low serum vitamin D has been found to decreases per spermatozoa count and motility and causing morphological abnormalities.

What is an optimal level of Vitamin D-
In blood serum it should range between 50-120 nmol/L. Less than 50 nmol/L is considered deficiency and less than 30 nmol/L is severed efficiency. Potentially toxic level of Vitamin D3 is above 150 nmol/L.

 
What to do??
Everyone should maintain their serum Vitamin D3 level within normal limit by taking proper sun exposer and diet (rich in Vitamin D) i.e. egg, fish, fortified milk. If it fails to maintain normal serum Vitamin D3 level than medication (Vitamin D supplements) is needed.

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Dr. Preeti Gupta.