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ANALYSIS OF ROLE OF VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY IN FEMALE INFERTILITY: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY

Sadia Noor Hussain, Zarnab Zahra, Sana Rafique

Abstract: Introduction: Apart from the well-known effects of vitamin D on maintaining calcium homeostasis and promoting bone mineralization, there is some evidence suggesting that vitamin D also modulates human reproductive processes. Aims and objectives: The main objective of the study is to analyse the role of vitamin D deficiency in female infertility. Material and methods: This cross sectional study was conducted in Lahore general hospital, Lahore during September 2018 to January 2019. This study was done for the analysis of role of vitamin D levels among infertile women. The data was collected from 50 infertile women who visited the OPD of the hospital regularly. Blood was drawn for the analysis of vitamin D levels. Blood was centrifuged at 4000rpm and serum was separated. Serum was further used for the analysis of vitamin D levels. Results: The data was collected from 50 female patients. The mean age was 26.45±5.67 years. All patients were enquired about their profession and 87.50% were nonprofessional (housewife). Our study was done in infertile female’s population to see the spectrum of vitamin D levels. Overall, 64.28% infertile females had VDD (up to 10 ng/ml), 30.0% displayed vitamin D insufficiency (10–20 ng/ml), whereas 5.71% of the study population exhibited adequate levels of vitamin D levels (>20 ng/ml). The mean value for vitamin D was 9.30 ± 5.59 ng/ml. Conclusion: It is concluded that the rate of Vitamin D among women with impaired fertility is alarming.

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