Endocrine Abstracts

Background: PCOS women usually have metabolic disturbances particularly insulin resistance. Previous studies suggest that vitamin D deficiency may contribute to the development of insulin resistance. Our aim is to study the effect of vitamin D supplementation on clinical and biochemical parameters in vitamin D deficient PCOS women.Methods: At baseline, 50 PCOS women were enrolled (37 vitamin D deficiency and 13 vitamin D sufficiency). Thirty-seven PCOS w...

Background: Vitamin D deficiency and GDM are highly prevalent with long term implications. Prospective studies to analyse the effect of vitamin D supplementation on glucose tolerance in pregnant women are limited.Objectives: Objectives of the study are: 1) To determine the relation between vitamin D deficiency and HOMA indices and glucose tolerance in the first trimester among pregnant women. 2) To study the effect of vitamin D supplementation on HOMA in...