Review
Vitamin D and polycystic ovary syndrome
Jiahua Zheng, Xiaojing Zhou, Lipeng Li, Xianghua Huang, Guimin Hao, Wei Wang
Published 2018-01-25
Cite as Chin J Reprod Contracep, 2018, 38(1): 60-63. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.2096-2917.2018.01.013
Abstract
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a kind of reproductive dysfunction and glucose and lipid metabolism disorder of endocrine disease, which has the characteristic of multiple causes and heterogeneity. Vitamin D deficiency is common in women with PCOS, which may be associated with insulin resistance, obesity, hyperandrogenism, reproductive dysfunction, the long-term complications, ovarian function and depressive disorder and so on. There may be a place for vitamin D supplementation to alleviate the above and improve well-being in women with PCOS.
Key words:
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS); Vitamin D; Insulin resistance; Obesity
Contributor Information
Jiahua Zheng
Department of Reproduction, the Second Hospital, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
Xiaojing Zhou
Department of Obstetrics &
Gynecology Ultrasound Diagnosis and Treatment, the Second Hospital, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
Lipeng Li
Department of Reproduction, the Second Hospital, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
Xianghua Huang
Department of Gynecology, the Second Hospital, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
Guimin Hao
Department of Reproduction, the Second Hospital, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
Wei Wang
Department of Reproduction, the Second Hospital, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, China