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The Relationship between Vitamin D Status and the Menstrual Cycle in Young Women: A Preliminary Study
Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate serum vitamin D levels and to compare these with the menstrual cycle in young women with different body weights. Methods: Eighty-four students were recruited into the study of which 77 remained at the study’s completion. Women were assigned to one of...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6265788/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30423869 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu10111729 |
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description | Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate serum vitamin D levels and to compare these with the menstrual cycle in young women with different body weights. Methods: Eighty-four students were recruited into the study of which 77 remained at the study’s completion. Women were assigned to one of two subgroups, according to their 25-hydroxy vitamin D test level [25(OH)D] in which 60 women had low 25(OH)D levels (LD < 30 ng/mL) and 17 had normal levels (ND > 30 ng/mL ≤ 80 ng/mL). Results: In the LD group, 40% of participants reported having long cycles, 27% were classified as having oligomenorrhoea, and 13% as having amenorrhoea. In the ND group, only 12% reported menstrual cycle disorders, 6% had oligomenorrhoea, and 6% had amenorrhoea. Women who did not meet the recommended level of 30 ng/mL of 25(OH)D had almost five times the odds of having menstrual cycle disorders as women who were above the recommended vitamin D level. Conclusion: A relationship was demonstrated between the frequency of menstrual disorders and low levels of vitamin D. Supplementation is necessary in women with low levels of vitamin D in order to compensate for this deficiency and to assess its effect in regulating menstrual disorders. |
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spelling | pubmed-62657882018-12-06 The Relationship between Vitamin D Status and the Menstrual Cycle in Young Women: A Preliminary Study Łagowska, Karolina Nutrients Article Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate serum vitamin D levels and to compare these with the menstrual cycle in young women with different body weights. Methods: Eighty-four students were recruited into the study of which 77 remained at the study’s completion. Women were assigned to one of two subgroups, according to their 25-hydroxy vitamin D test level [25(OH)D] in which 60 women had low 25(OH)D levels (LD < 30 ng/mL) and 17 had normal levels (ND > 30 ng/mL ≤ 80 ng/mL). Results: In the LD group, 40% of participants reported having long cycles, 27% were classified as having oligomenorrhoea, and 13% as having amenorrhoea. In the ND group, only 12% reported menstrual cycle disorders, 6% had oligomenorrhoea, and 6% had amenorrhoea. Women who did not meet the recommended level of 30 ng/mL of 25(OH)D had almost five times the odds of having menstrual cycle disorders as women who were above the recommended vitamin D level. Conclusion: A relationship was demonstrated between the frequency of menstrual disorders and low levels of vitamin D. Supplementation is necessary in women with low levels of vitamin D in order to compensate for this deficiency and to assess its effect in regulating menstrual disorders. MDPI 2018-11-11 /pmc/articles/PMC6265788/ /pubmed/30423869 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu10111729 Text en © 2018 by the author. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Łagowska, Karolina The Relationship between Vitamin D Status and the Menstrual Cycle in Young Women: A Preliminary Study |
title | The Relationship between Vitamin D Status and the Menstrual Cycle in Young Women: A Preliminary Study |
title_full | The Relationship between Vitamin D Status and the Menstrual Cycle in Young Women: A Preliminary Study |
title_fullStr | The Relationship between Vitamin D Status and the Menstrual Cycle in Young Women: A Preliminary Study |
title_full_unstemmed | The Relationship between Vitamin D Status and the Menstrual Cycle in Young Women: A Preliminary Study |
title_short | The Relationship between Vitamin D Status and the Menstrual Cycle in Young Women: A Preliminary Study |
title_sort | relationship between vitamin d status and the menstrual cycle in young women: a preliminary study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6265788/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30423869 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu10111729 |
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