Impact of Vitamine D Status on in Vitro Fertilization Outcomes

Non skeletal effect of vitamin D have been the focus of much interest in the past decade. During the last years, special attention has been given to the impact of vitamin D on human reproduction. Its receptor is expressed in most reproductive organs including hypothalamus, pituitary gland, uterus, ovary, mammary gland and the placenta. In vitro experiments suggest that vitamin D would be involved in regulated embryo-implantation. Concerning AMH, vitamin D seems to alters AMH signaling in human granulosa cells although their circulated levels are correlated in lated reproductive aged women. The results of precedents studies about the impact of vitamin D on IVF outcomes remain conflicting The aim of our study was to assess in a large unselected population of infertile women, the impact of vitamin D deficiency on IVF outcome and to examine the relationship between serum vitamin D levels and the ovarian reserve marker AMH.