Open AccessVitamin D levels and its association with uterine fibroid development
Author(s) -
Noorjan Ahmed,
Mohammed A. Kadir,
Layla shareef,
Suhaila Shamsalden Tahir
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
mağallaẗ al-kitāb li-l-ʿulūm al-ṣirfaẗ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2617-8141
pISSN - 2617-1260
DOI - 10.32441/kjps.03.02.p17
Subject(s) - asymptomatic , medicine , vitamin d and neurology , gynecology , obstetrics , uterine fibroids , uterus , vitamin
1-Setting: The study was carried on at Kirkuk governorate hospitals, department of gynecology andobs Background: Uterine fibroid are benign tumors of women uterus, affect female in reproductive agegroup.Objective: To detect vitamin D deficient female and frequency of uterine fibroid.Patients and Methods:tetrics.2-Methods: The study conducted on women with uterine fibroid, their age was ranging from 21-50years. Vitamin D in serum was estimated using fluorescence immunoassay method.Results: It was found that vitamin D levels differ significantly between different age groups while there wasno significant in relation to parity. Patients with bleeding had lowest vitamin level (11.74±4.92) whileasymptomatic patients had highest value of vitamin D(17.16 4±10.79 ). Educated women had lowervitamin level than uneducated ones.Conclusion: Symptomatic patients and educated women had lower Vitamin D level than asymptomaticand uneducated ones