Vitamin D reserve is higher in women with endometriosis | Zendy

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Vitamin D reserve is higher in women with endometriosis

Author(s) -

Edgardo Somigliana,

Paola PaninaBordig,

Simone Murone,

Pietro Di Lucia,

Paolo Vercellini,

Paola Viganò

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

human reproduction

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446

H-Index - 226

eISSN - 1460-2350

pISSN - 0268-1161

DOI - 10.1093/humrep/dem142

Subject(s) - endometriosis , vitamin d and neurology , medicine , odds ratio , prospective cohort study , vitamin d deficiency , gastroenterology , menstrual cycle , physiology , endocrinology , gynecology , hormone

An immune-mediated defect in recognition and elimination of endometrial fragments refluxed in the peritoneal cavity has been hypothesized to play a crucial role in endometriosis development. Since vitamin D is an effective modulator of the immune system, we have hypothesized that the vitamin D status may have a role in the pathogenesis of endometriosis.

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