Vitamin D Increases Serum Levels of the Soluble Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products in Women With PCOS
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Vitamin D Deficiency
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome focused on measuring Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Vitamin D, Anti Mullerian Hormone, Soluble receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Vitamin D deficient premenopausal women
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant women
- Women during their postpartum period
- Breastfeeding women
- Women taking any kind of exogenous hormones
- Women receiving any form of oral vitamin D replacement
Sites / Locations
- Maimonides Medical Center, OBGYN clinic
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
No Intervention
Vitamin D treatment
Non treated
Sixty-three vitamin D deficient women (16 with PCOS and 47 without PCOS) were supplemented with 50.000 IU of oral vitamin D3, once weekly for 8 weeks. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OH-D), sRAGE and AMH levels were checked before and after treatment.
Sixteen vitamin D deficient women (6 with PCOS and 10 without PCOS) were not supplemented vitamin D3. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OH-D), sRAGE and AMH levels were checked before and after treatment.