The vitamin D and endometriosis connection you should know about. Endometriosis is still a poorly understood condition. At our institute we are constantly looking for the most updated information regarding endometriosis treatment. This is an interesting article which we hope will help you understand at least this part of endometriosis treatment.
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Nutrition is a key underpinning to health and avoiding diseases like endometriosis and cancer. In fact there are a few KEY vitamins that are almost too good to be true. The vitamin D to endometriosis connection is clarified by this study. See below for TRANSLATION.
J Reprod Immunol. 2020 Dec 17;143:103266. doi: 10.1016/j.jri.2020.103266. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: Vitamin D (Vit D), as an immunomodulator, has been hypothesized to play a critical role in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. Thus, in this study, we evaluated whether there is an association between 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and susceptibility to endometriosis in Iranian women.
METHODS: Women at reproductive age, including 56 healthy women and 54 patients with endometriosis, were enrolled in the study. Serum levels of 25(OH)D, calcium, parathyroid hormone (PTH), and peritoneal fluid (PF) levels of 25(OH)D were assessed.
RESULTS: The serum and PF levels of 25(OH)D in the patients with endometriosis were significantly lower than the control group (P = 0.001 and P = 0.03, respectively). Subjects with serum levels of 25(OH)D lower than 20 ng/mL had a 2.7 times higher risk of endometriosis than people with 25(OH)D serum levels higher than 20 ng/mL (non-deficient) (OR = 2.7, 95 % confidence interval: 1.24-5.80, P = 0.01). The serum levels of calcium and PTH were significantly lower and higher in patients with endometriosis compared with controls, respectively (P < 0.001, P = 0.02, respectively). Also, the serum levels of 25(OH)D were lower in stages I-II endometriosis than stage III-IV; however, no significant difference was observed.
CONCLUSION: Our findings showed that people with Vit D deficiency are at higher risk of endometriosis.
PMID:33385732 | DOI:10.1016/j.jri.2020.103266
Ali-Akbar Delbandi
TRANSLATION: This is a small study in Iranian women specifically but supports many others out there regarding the clinical health benefits of Vitamin D in everyone. You can’t depend on the sun because even 30% of people who live in the “sunbelt” are still deficient. The minimum recommended daily intake is ~800IU but most experts feel this is WAY too low of a dose. In most cases 1000 to 2000IU per day works, but work with your doctor and get your blood levels checked. That is the best way to tell if you are in a good range.
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