High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Turkish women undergoing in vitro fertilization: A descriptive study

İlkay Boz, Gamze Teskereci, M. Ozekinci, Murat Özekinci
Health care for women international · 2019 · vol. 41(2) , pp. 147–158 · doi:10.1080/07399332.2019.1569015 · PMID:30924717 · W2928643867
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This descriptive study found that 72.1% of Turkish women undergoing IVF had vitamin D deficiency, 23.6% had insufficient levels, and only 4.3% had replete levels.

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The authors' aim in this study was to determine the vitamin D levels of Turkish women who were undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF). The study design was a descriptive cohort study of a total of 208 infertile women at an IVF center in Turkey. Our findings showed that 4.3% of the women had a replete vitamin D level, 23.6% of the women had insufficient vitamin D levels, and 72.1% of women had deficient vitamin D levels. Our findings suggest that much more effective vitamin D support programs should be implemented for women who are seeking to become pregnant.

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Fertilization in Vitro Infertility, Female Vitamin D Vitamin D Deficiency Vitamins Adult Cohort Studies Female Humans Infertility, Female Infertility, Female Infertility, Female Pregnancy Pregnancy Rate Prevalence Turkey Turkey Vitamin D Vitamin D Vitamin D Deficiency

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