Problem: The purpose of this study was to explore whether vitamin D might be a marker of female primary infertility in association with the presence of autoimmune diseases (ADs).Methods: The study was a cross-sectional descriptive study in consecutive outpatients of the Polymedical Center for Prevention of Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion (RSA), in Rome, Italy. Women were eligible if they received a diagnosis of primary infertility or RSA. Serum vitamin D, calcium, and PTH were analyzed.Results: Women with primary infertility (n=70) or RSA/non-infertile (n=105) were enrolled; controls (n=250) were included. Infertile women presented lower vitamin D (P=0.03) and higher prevalence of AD (P=0.007) than non-infertile women. In the multivariate analysis, the presence of ADs is associated with higher odds of infertility (OR=2.2), while normal vitamin D was a protective factor (OR=0.9).Conclusion: We described that having vitamin D deficiency and suffering from an AD are independent risk factors for women primary infertility. Supplementation of vitamin D might be useful for pregnancy outcome.

Triggianese, P., Watad, A., Cedola, F., Perricone, C., Amital, H., Giambini, I., et al. (2017). Vitamin D deficiency in an Italian cohort of infertile women. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY, 78(4), e12733 [10.1111/aji.12733].

Vitamin D deficiency in an Italian cohort of infertile women

Triggianese P.;Perricone R.;De Carolis C.
2017-01-01

Abstract

Problem: The purpose of this study was to explore whether vitamin D might be a marker of female primary infertility in association with the presence of autoimmune diseases (ADs).Methods: The study was a cross-sectional descriptive study in consecutive outpatients of the Polymedical Center for Prevention of Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion (RSA), in Rome, Italy. Women were eligible if they received a diagnosis of primary infertility or RSA. Serum vitamin D, calcium, and PTH were analyzed.Results: Women with primary infertility (n=70) or RSA/non-infertile (n=105) were enrolled; controls (n=250) were included. Infertile women presented lower vitamin D (P=0.03) and higher prevalence of AD (P=0.007) than non-infertile women. In the multivariate analysis, the presence of ADs is associated with higher odds of infertility (OR=2.2), while normal vitamin D was a protective factor (OR=0.9).Conclusion: We described that having vitamin D deficiency and suffering from an AD are independent risk factors for women primary infertility. Supplementation of vitamin D might be useful for pregnancy outcome.
2017
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Rilevanza internazionale
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Esperti anonimi
Settore MED/16 - REUMATOLOGIA
English
autoimmunity; infertility; recurrent abortions; thyroid; vitamin D; Adult; Autoimmune Diseases; Biomarkers; Cohort Studies; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diet Therapy; Female; Humans; Infertility, Female; Italy; Pregnancy; Prevalence; Risk; Vitamin D; Vitamin D Deficiency
Triggianese, P., Watad, A., Cedola, F., Perricone, C., Amital, H., Giambini, I., et al. (2017). Vitamin D deficiency in an Italian cohort of infertile women. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY, 78(4), e12733 [10.1111/aji.12733].
Triggianese, P; Watad, A; Cedola, F; Perricone, C; Amital, H; Giambini, I; Perricone, R; Shoenfeld, Y; De Carolis, C
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