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The Effect of Vitamin D Deficiency on the Frozen-Thawed Embryo Transfer Outcome

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Background: Vitamin D (vit D) regulates the female reproductive system and inflammation reduction. Vit D deficiency has been reported to be related to various diseases, such as infertility in females. Objective: This work aimed to study the effect of vitamin D deficiency and vaginal inflammation on the pregnancy rate following frozen embryo transfer. Subjects and Methods: This prospective study included 188 infertile females who underwent ICSI protocol between ‎‎ February 2021 and January 2022. The individuals were categorized into two groups: Group I (Vit D deficiency, vit D < 30 ng/mL), and group II (Normal vit D ≥ 30 ng/mL). Vitamin D levels in serum and vaginal inflammation were detected, and pregnancy outcomes were compared between the groups. The impact of vitamin D deficiency and vaginal inflammation on the pregnancy rates was investigated. Results: Among participants, 74.3% had vitamin D deficiency, and 25.5% had normal vit D levels. ‎‎37.23% of patients had a positive β-hCG, while 62.77% had negative β-hCG. 14.9% of cases had no vaginal infection, while 85.1% had a vaginal infection. There was a statistically significant correlation between lower pregnancy rates in Egyptian females and vit D deficiency (p < 0.001). However, there was no correlation association between vaginal inflammation and pregnancy rates (p > 0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that reduced pregnancy outcome could be due to vit D (P<0.001).Conclusion: Lower pregnancy rates following ICSI among Egyptian women may be related to vitamin D deficiency, while vaginal inflammation has no impact on pregnancy rates.  

DOI

10.21608/ejhm.2024.342687

Keywords

Frozen embryo transfer (FET)‎, Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI), Infertility, Pregnancy Rates, Vitamin D

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94

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1

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45268

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2024-01-01

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2024-02-22

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2024-01-01

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725

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732

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1687-2002

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2090-7125

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The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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https://ejhm.journals.ekb.eg/

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The Effect of Vitamin D Deficiency on the Frozen-Thawed Embryo Transfer Outcome

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24 Dec 2024