PCOS and vitamin D: a clinical appraisal.
Arch Gynecol Obstet
; 309(3): 907-915, 2024 03.
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| ID: mdl-37747553
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine-reproductive disease linked not just to infertility but also to serious comorbidities. There is a reported association between low vitamin D levels and multiple health conditions including PCOS. This narrative review aims to analyze the role of vitamin D in PCOS development, use of the vitamin D in the treatment of PCOS, and the molecular basis of these observations.METHODS:
A Medline and PubMed research was performed, during the years 1990-2023, using a combination of keywords on such topic. According to the author's evaluation and target, papers were identified and included for a narrative review.RESULTS:
There are associations between lower levels of vitamin D and PCOS, as well as with insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, hyperandrogenemia, metabolic and endocrine disorders as well as the onset of oxidative stress and pro-inflammatory milieu, in PCOS women.CONCLUSION:
Vitamin D has a role in pathologic changes linked to PCOS. Molecular and clinical investigations which give new information about the role of vitamin D in the development of PCOS and related endocrine and metabolic disturbance are further needed.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
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Insulin Resistance
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Arch Gynecol Obstet
Journal subject:
GINECOLOGIA
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OBSTETRICIA
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article