Vitamin D & your Fertility - What you need to know
It’s astonishing to realise how important having optimal vitamin D is in the fertility and
pregnancy space. Clinically, our aims are 90-120nmol/L.
Optimising your vitamin D can have positive effects on:
Egg quality
Endometrial receptivity
Pregnancy rates
Live birth rates
Premature ovarian insufficiency
Endometriosis
PCOS
Reducing risk miscarriage
Do you know what your vitamin D levels are?
Do you know if they’ve been tested?
Ask for your results from your practitioner/GP next time you're there.
Note, you will be considered 'fine' anywhere above 50 nmol/L! Vitamin D Deficiency
technically starts below 50nmol/L. Given the information above, it makes sense to optimise
this if you’re wanting to conceive.
Vitamin D dosing can be tricky, so I recommend talking to someone who's good with
nutrition. After a period of , it’s important to re-test too, to make sure your levels are
responding to the supplemental regime you're on, and if they're not, asking the question
why? Do you have an issue with dosage/absorption/or need a different form or extra
cofactors.
