Association of vitamin D intake and serum levels with fertility: results from the Lifestyle and Fertility Study

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 302-311

  Fung, June L ^a   Hartman, Terryl J ^b   Schleicher, Rosemary L ^c   Goldman, Marlene B ^a,d  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

fertility; pregnancy; serum 25(OH)D; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCEPTION; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESTYLE; LIVE BIRTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BLOOD; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY RATE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVE BIRTH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY RATE; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85020796951     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2017.05.037     Document Type: Article

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