P-112: Vitamin D and Fertility

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Vitamin D and fertility: a systematic review.

BACKGROUND Vitamin D has been well-known for its function in maintaining calcium and phosphorus homeostasis and promoting bone mineralization. There is some evidence that in addition to sex steroid hormones, the classic regulators of human reproduction, vitamin D also modulates reproductive processes in women and men. AIM The aim of this review was to assess the studies that evaluated the rel...

Vitamin D and aspects of female fertility.

The role of vitamin D in female reproduction has been intensively examined over the last few decades. A large body of evidence suggests that vitamin D might have beneficial effects on metabolic/hormonal parameters of PCOS and endometriosis, while it appears to be associated with IVF outcomes. However, due to the heterogeneity among observational and interventional studies, no cause-effect relat...

112-118 P Sarac.indd

Materials and Methods: This was an open, prospective, randomized trial in COPD patients whose FEV1 (forced expiratory volume in 1 second) levels were between 80% and 50% predicted. A total of 44 patients who met the inclusion and exlusion criteria and who gave written informed consent were included in the study. At the end of the two week wash-out period, the patients were randomized to receive...

P-169: Melatonin and Fertility

Background: Melatonin is a hormone secreted by the pineal gland in the brain. It helps regulate other hormones and maintains the body’s daily rhythm, telling us when to fall asleep and when to wake up. Ever since we developed electricity and the lightbulb, we have been decreasing our body’s secretions of melatonin by being exposed to bright light after it is dark. Jet lag, shift work and poor v...

P 80: Effects of Vitamin D on Migraine

Migraine is a disabling headache disorder. That is characterized by recurrent unilateral pulsatile headaches. It is one of the most common neurological disorder in the world that nearly one billion of people are affected by migraines. The main Migraine’s features are headaches. Accompanying symptoms are nausea, sometimes vomiting, photophobia, neck pain and muscle tension. Its attacks las...