Is the ovarian reserve influenced by vitamin D deficiency and the dress code in an infertile Iranian population?
Soheila ArefiGholamreza KhaliliHoma IranmaneshFattaneh FariftehAhmad HosseiniHuman M FatemiBarbara LawrenzPublished in: Journal of ovarian research (2018)
A concealing dress code is an independent risk factor for vitamin D deficiency due to a lack of skin exposure to sunlight. Our study suggests that the so caused severe vitamin D deficiency may play a crucial role in reduced ovarian reserve in the herein described group of an infertile female Iranian population.