Level of follicular fluid vitamin D and embryo quality in a sample of Iraqi women undergoing IVF
Other Title(s)
مستوى فيتامين د في السائل الجريبي و جودة الجنين في عينة من النساء العراقيات اللواتي يخضعن لعمليات التخصيب المختبري
Author
al-Awwad, Zaynab Muthanna Jayyad
Source
Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad
Issue
Vol. 60, Issue 4 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.215-221, 7 p.
Publisher
University of Baghdad Faculty of Medicine
Publication Date
2018-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background: Vitamin D has been linked to fertility since its receptors were found in reproductive organs.
Nevertheless, its exact role in fertility is yet to be cleared.
Objectives: To analyze follicular fluid (FF) vitamin D in females doing Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI), to compare its level between Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and non-PCOS females, and to explore whether vitamin D correlates with oocytes number, percentage of oocyte maturity, fertilization rate and percentage of high quality embryos.
Patients and methods: This comparative observational study was done, from January to October 2018, at Al Amal IVF Center, Jenin hospital, Baghdad.
The study was conducted on 40 women; 18 had PCOS, 15 had blocked fallopian tubes and 7 had idiopathic infertility.
FF vitamin D was analyzed by Ichroma kit, Boditech.
Deficient, insufficient, and sufficient vitamin D levels were as: <10, 10-29, and 30-100 ng/ml, respectively.
Results: Most participants were deficient (12 women) or insufficient (18 women) of vitamin D, only 10 women had adequate vitamin D levels.
FF vitamin D was higher in non-PCOS than PCOS women (P= 0.011).
The correlation between vitamin D and oocytes number was not significant.
However, it was significant with percentage of oocyte maturity (rho= 0.459, P= 0.003), fertilization rate (rho= 0.471, P= 0.002) and percentage of high quality embryos (rho= 0.316, P= 0.047).
Conclusions: PCOS patients, when compared to non-PCOS, have lower vitamin D levels.
FF vitamin D might correlate with percentage of oocyte maturity, fertilization rate and percentage of high quality embryos in patients undergoing ICSI.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Awwad, Zaynab Muthanna Jayyad. 2018. Level of follicular fluid vitamin D and embryo quality in a sample of Iraqi women undergoing IVF. Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad،Vol. 60, no. 4, pp.215-221.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-899483
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Awwad, Zaynab Muthanna Jayyad. Level of follicular fluid vitamin D and embryo quality in a sample of Iraqi women undergoing IVF. Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad Vol. 60, no. 4 (2018), pp.215-221.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-899483
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Awwad, Zaynab Muthanna Jayyad. Level of follicular fluid vitamin D and embryo quality in a sample of Iraqi women undergoing IVF. Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad. 2018. Vol. 60, no. 4, pp.215-221.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-899483
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 218-220
Record ID
BIM-899483