Effect of vitamin D on women’s somatic and reproductive health

Abstract

The article presents the results of a study of the effect of vitamin D deficiency on women’s health.The study aimed to determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its relationship with the somatic and reproductive health of women.Methods: observation group I included 31 women with a reduced serum vitamin D levels (20.4 ± 1.0 ng/ml), comparison group II included 31 patients with normal vitamin D levels (39.0 ± 1.4 ng/ml). Results: the negative effect of vitamin D deficiency on women’s health is also practically assured, i.e. the incidence of somatic pathology is significantly higher in group I compared with group II: obesity (62.5 ± 12.1% and 18.8 ± 9.8%; p <0.5), insulin resistance (55.0 ± 9.0% and 1.0 ± 6.0%; p <0.001); arterial hypertension (42.0 ± 8.8% and 13.0 ± 6.0%; p <0.01); hypertrophic myocardiopathy (25.8 ± 7.8% and 6.4 ± 4.4%; p <0.05); chronic colitis (29.0 ± 8.1% and 6.4 ± 4.4%; p <0.05), gastric ulcer (22.5 ± 7.5% and 3.2 ± 3.2%; p <0.05), chronic pancreatitis (22.5 ± 7.5% and 3.2 ± 3.2%; p <0.05), chronic gastritis (25.8 ± 7.8% and 9.7 ± 5.3%; p <0.1). The interaction between reduced vitamin D levels and reproductive system diseases is confirmed by significant increase in the prevalence of secondary amenorrhea (80.0 ± 9.0% and 16.0 ± 7.3%; p <0.001), secondary oligomenorrhea (75.0 ± 9.7% and 20.0 ± 8.0%; p <0.001), hyperplastic processes – uterine fibroids (48.4 ± 9.0% and 13.3 ± 6.1%; p <0.001) and adenomyosis (26.6 ± 7.9% and 6.7 ± 4.5%; p <0.05), polycystic ovary syndrome (29.0 ± 8.2% and 6.7 ± 4.5%; p <0.05), vaginal microbiocenosis disorders (aerobic vaginitis – 42.0 ± 8.9% and 16.1 ± 6.6%; p <0.05; bacterial vaginosis – 29.0 ± 8.2% and 9.7 ± 5.3%; p <0.05).Conclusion: management of vitamin D level is one of the priorities in the formation of therapeutic and preventive measures to improve the women’s health.