Evaluating the effects of administration of 25-hydroxyvitamin D supplement on serum anti-mullerian hormone (AMH) levels in infertile women

Gynecol Endocrinol. 2018 May;34(5):409-412. doi: 10.1080/09513590.2017.1410785. Epub 2017 Dec 6.

Abstract

The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of administration of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH) D] on serum antimullerian hormone (AMH) levels in infertile women. The study was performed as a non-randomized clinical trial on 30 infertile women who had low serum level of both 25(OH) D and anti-mullerian hormone. Vitamin D was prescribed 50,000 IU weekly for up to three months for all eligible participants. Serum levels of both 25(OH) D and AMH have increased significantly after treatment with 25(OH) D. There was a significant correlation between serum levels of 25(OH) D after treatment with AMH (p = .029, OR = 2.9, CI 95% = 2.7-5.5). Mean AMH level after treatment was higher in women with sufficient 25(OH) D, than women with insufficient 25(OH) D (1.048 ± 0.644 vs. 0.513 ± 0.284 ng/ml), which shows a significant difference (p = .043). Also, after treatment, in women with mean AMH level of >0.7 ng/ml (19 women), mean level of 25(OH) D was higher than in women with mean AMH level of <0.7 ng/ml (11 women) (59.332 ± 21.751 vs. 38.881 ± 17.281 ng/ml, p = .013). This means that higher levels of 25(OH) D are accompanied with higher levels of AMH. In conclusions with administration and increasing the amount of vitamin D serum levels, the serum levels of AMH have increased.

Keywords: 25(OH) D; 25-hydroxyvitamin D; Infertility; anti-mullerian hormone (AMH); ovarian reserve.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Mullerian Hormone / blood*
  • Dietary Supplements*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infertility, Female / blood
  • Infertility, Female / drug therapy*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vitamin D / administration & dosage
  • Vitamin D / analogs & derivatives*
  • Vitamin D / blood
  • Vitamin D / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Vitamin D
  • Anti-Mullerian Hormone
  • 25-hydroxyvitamin D