Vitamin D and assisted reproduction technologies: Current concepts

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Vanni, Valeria S ^a   Vigano', Paola ^a   Somigliana, Edgardo ^b   Papaleo, Enrico ^a   Paffoni, Alessio ^b   Pagliardini, Luca ^a   Candiani, Massimo ^c  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^c VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

25 hydroxyvitamin D; Assisted reproduction technology (ART); Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH); In vitro fertilization (IVF); Infertility; Meta analysis; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

24,25 DIHYDROXYVITAMIN D; CALCITRIOL; VITAMIN D;

COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PREGNANCY RATE; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; ANIMAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SEMEN ANALYSIS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84903901033     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-12-47     Document Type: Review

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