International Journal of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Background: Determining the relationship between vitamin D deficiency and infertility among infertile women and outcome of infertility treatment of great importance for better interventions to improve outcome of infertility treatment. The aim of this work was to investigation prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among infertile women at (Saad Abu Ella Infertility Center August 2018, August 2019).
Methods: This is a descriptive prospective hospital based investigation conducted in Saad Abu Ella Infertility Center August 2018, August 2019. The investigation sample was 70 infertile women. Data was collected using questionnaire filled with women after taking informed consent.
Results: Normal titre more common among secondary infertility and deficient and insufficiency common in primary infertility (P-Value = 0.012 < 0.05). Pregnancy occurred for 39(55.7%) of the women, of them term labour 23(59%), preterm labour 13(33.3%) and miscarriage 3(7.7%). Occurrence of pregnancy and labour at term significantly associated with normal titre of vitamin D (P-Value < 0.05).
Conclusions: The investigation concluded that vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency significantly associated with primary infertility and non-occurrence of pregnancy as well as outcome of pregnancy in terms of miscarriage and preterm labour.