Ovarian endometriosis and vitamin D serum levels

Andrea Ciavattini, Serri M, Matteo Serri, Giovanni Delli Carpini, Stefano Morini, Morini S, Nicolò Clemente, Clemente N
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology · 2016 · vol. 33(2) , pp. 164–167 · doi:10.1080/09513590.2016.1239254 · PMID:27809683 · W2548894276
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This study found a high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in women with ovarian endometriosis and a significant negative correlation between serum vitamin D levels and endometrioma diameter.

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AIM: The aim of this study was to assess the vitamin D serum level in women with ovarian endometriosis; specifically, a possible correlation between the dimensions of ovarian endometriomas and vitamin D serum levels was evaluated. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was an observational study of childbearing-age women diagnosed with singleton ovarian endometrioma from January 2015 to December 2015. Women diagnosed with multiple ovarian endometriomas or extraovarian endometriosis were excluded. RESULTS: Forty-nine women constituted the initial study cohort. In these women, the mean (±SD) 25-OH-D3 serum level was 22.0 (±8.9) ng/ml, and 42 of them (85.7%) were diagnosed with hypovitaminosis D. In the "hypovitaminosis D women", the mean (± SD) diameter of ovarian endometriomas was 40.2 ± 22.6 mm, while in the "normal vitamin D serum level women" it was 26.7 ± 12.1 mm (p = 0.1). However, a significant linear correlation between 25-OH-D3 serum level and the diameter of ovarian endometriomas was found (r = -0.3, p = 0.03). CONCLUSION: We found a relatively high rate of women with ovarian endometriosis and hypovitaminosis D. Interestingly, a significant linear correlation between 25-OH-D3 serum levels and the diameter of ovarian endometrioma emerged.

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endometriosisendometrioma

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Calcifediol Endometriosis Ovarian Diseases Vitamin D Deficiency Adult Adult Calcifediol Calcifediol Cohort Studies Cohort Studies Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Female Humans Humans Middle Aged Middle Aged Ovarian Diseases Ovarian Diseases

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