Role of vitamin D in ovarian physiology and its implication in reproduction: A systematic review

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Irani, Mohamad ^a   Merhi, Zaher ^b  

^a MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

AMH; folliculogenesis; IVF; ovarian reserve; PCOS; steroidogenesis; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; ADVANCED GLYCATION END PRODUCT RECEPTOR; FOLLITROPIN; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; PROGESTERONE; VITAMIN D;

ARTICLE; ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY; CELL FUNCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LUTEINIZATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MEDLINE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARIAN RESERVE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; STEROIDOGENESIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

AMH; FOLLICULOGENESIS; IVF; OVARIAN RESERVE; PCOS; STEROIDOGENESIS; VITAMIN D;

ANIMALS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MALE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84905441206     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.04.046     Document Type: Article

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