Vitamin D status and fertility outcomes during winter among couples undergoing in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet
; 135(2): 172-176, 2016 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To assess the vitamin D status of men and women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF)/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), and to investigate associations between vitamin D status and fertility variables.METHODS:
A cross-sectional prospective study was undertaken of men and women attending a fertility clinic in Ireland for IVF/ICSI between January and March 2014. Vitamin D status was determined by measurement of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D). Questionnaires examined knowledge and practices concerning vitamin D. Fertility variables and pregnancy outcomes were assessed in relation to vitamin D status.RESULTS:
Overall, 73 men and 64 women provided blood samples. Among men, no correlation was found between 25(OH)D and total motility (ρ=0.069, P=0.562), progressive motility (ρ=0.066, P=0.576), count (ρ=0.001, P=0.996), or morphology (ρ=-0.034, P=0.774) of sperm. Additionally, there was no association between 25(OH)D and ongoing pregnancy rates (P=0.158). There was no difference in 25(OH)D between men with and without male factor subfertility issues (P=0.856). Among women, there was no significant correlation between 25(OH)D and anti-Müllerian hormone (P=0.629) or number of collected (P=0.198) and fertilized oocytes (P=0.136). There was no difference in 25(OH)D between women with and without ongoing pregnancy (P=0.222).CONCLUSION:
No correlation was found between fertility variables or pregnancy outcomes and male or female vitamin D status.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Estações do Ano
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Motilidade dos Espermatozoides
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Vitamina D
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Zigoto
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Resultado da Gravidez
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Gynaecol Obstet
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article