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Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Ovulation Induction Among Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

September 2022 in “ Al-Azhar University Journal of Virus Researches and Studies ”

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TLDR Taking Vitamin D with clomiphene citrate significantly improves ovulation in women with Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome.

The study "Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Ovulation Induction Among Women with Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome" conducted at Al-Zahra University Hospital involved 100 PCOS patients divided into two groups of 50. The Vitamin D group received 50 mg clomiphene citrate twice daily, 10,000 IU of oral vitamin D twice a week, and calcium 1250 mg twice daily for 1 month before and during 3 ovulation induction cycles. The Control Group received the same treatment, but with a placebo instead of vitamin D. The study found that vitamin D supplementation significantly improved ovulation when added to clomiphene citrate during ovulation induction among PCOS patients.

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