Maternal serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D level in first-trimester pregnancy loss

Autor: Alev Esercan, Tayfun G�ng�r
Rok vydání: 2023
Zdroj: Journal of Controversies in Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics. 1:11-15
ISSN: 2980-0579
DOI: 10.51271/jcogp-0003
Popis: Aim: Pregnancy loss (abortus) is defined as loss of fetal cardiac beat or expulsion of pregnancy material before 20 weeks.It has many causes such as chromosomal abnormalities, uterine anomalies, infections, and unknown causes. Vitamin D has become one of the new topics of research in many medical fields, as it has relations with other diseases besides bone diseases. In some studies of recurrent pregnancy loss, a low vitamin D level was found. In our study, vitamin D levels were measured in the first-trimester pregnancy loss and normal pregnancy group. Methods: Patients, single pregnancies with a positive fetal heartbeat, who applied to the pregnant outpatient clinic for the first examination of pregnancy were included in the study, and vitamin D levels were measured at this time. The patients were followed up to the 12th gestational week using the hospital automation system. The groups of normal pregnancy and abortus groups were determined. 25-hydroxy (25-OH) vitamin D levels between 2-96 ng/ml can be detected, while over 30 ng/ml is sufficient, 20-29.99 ng/ml is insufficient, and
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