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Okay we are live uh good afternoon everyone today’s session is going to be really very helpful and it’s led by Dr andal readyy from Apollo cradle and children’s hospital she is going to talk about how vitamin D deficiency affects women’s health so stick around until the
End and ask us questions if you have any uh doctor you have the stage good afternoon everybody this is Dr andal R consultant off and gynecologist from Apollo cral jub so we have all heard about vitamin D very much lately and we know vitamin D is one of the most important
Hormones uh hormon and now um is sorry so the incident of vitamin D deficiency is widespread and mostly in the females it’s been seen in about every other person so vitamin D is known as the sunlight hormone uh this is because most of it is made with the help
Of UV ultraviolet B 80% of the vitamin D in our body is synthesized with the help of the sunlight that we absorb through the skin so the deficiency is more likely to be in Asian woman with brown or black skin so uh but however we are protected because of the melanin melanin
Pigment in the body and the skin now coming to the and about very little is obtained from the diet is the plant-based diet or animal diet so it is very important for the health of the women because right from childhood to puberty to reproductive years to menopause it plays a very vital
Role in all of the organ systems in the body it helps in maintaining the skin it helps in the immune system it helps in maintaining anti-inflammatory properties for protecting against infections about certain disorders and diseases it helps in PCOS So-Cal polycystic ovarian syndrome it helps in infertility ruction for the reproduction it also
Helps in during pregnancy in preventing int growth restriction in preventing pre labor during menopause also it helps in regulating our more changes in smooth transition and reducing the incidence of hot fles night sweats also and in maintaining the skin jug so in this way affects vitamin D is important for us
Right from childhood to menopause and Beyond so how do what are the sources how common so as I told you vitamin D deficiency is common among women very uh very much now because of our um uh we are being less exposed to the sun because of our diet and as it is when
Mostly seen in women who were fully who were full sleev dress who use too much of sunscreens and uh so this is seen in Every Other Woman these days so uh what are the sources or symptoms of vitamin D deficiency in women are very like it varies from
Different from one system to the other in general there can be you know dull skin lazy inability ftig easy fatigue ability bone pains aches joint pains muszle pains low mode you know um and less immunity in less ability to fight disorders infections and sometimes uh you know irregular periods acne or skin
Changes so there and also the infertility and during pregnancy as I told pre-m labor such thing can also happen because of vitamin deficiency baby being small again in menopausal woman you’ll find that more changes and all are more common in those with vitamin E deficiency and skin changes are much
More faster in those with deficiency than those who are vitamin D um you know sufficient so these are the symptoms of vitamin deficiency in women in general so what are the sources of vitamin D most of vitamin D as is of two types plant-based animal based as I told you
Vitamin D is mostly 80% of the vitamin D is synthesized through our skin through exposure to ultraviolet B so generally exposure to the sun um increases the vitamin uh D formation in the body and absorption vitamin D is also helpful in the absorption of calcium and phosphorus and magnesium and that helps in
Maintaining the bone health for the women also it comes from diet but very little comes from the diet and the diet mostly it is the animal Rich diet or plant-based also has vitamin D animal Rich diet includes fish fish oils C liver oils and such kind of fish fatty
Fishes and also um sometimes y yolk milk though these are the sour not as much as fish and plant-based diet includes oranges green leafy veget vegetables like spinach Etc so this is how we obtain vitamin D through exposure to the Sun and through the diet so it is very
Important that we maintain proper diet for vitamin D Rich diet this um vitamin D Rich diet in our body is important for maintaining our bone health as we age the bone starts we start losing bone the bone strength declines calcium absorption declines so absorption of the vitamin D through these sources help in
The maintenance of the calcium balance in the body and helps maintain the bone strength and Agility that is required as we age also vitamin D plays a vital role in preventing cancers because it is also involved in the cell growth and differentiation so vitamin D sufficient individuals are less at risk of
Developing certain malignances compared to those who are deficient now what is the amount of vitamin D that is required so in general when ptal women to menopausal women generally it varies from 400 to 800 international units this is um because more whatever we take in the form of diet may not be completely
Absorbed those who are deficient are um advised to take vitamin D uh complements yeah it can also One impact the women’s reproductive Health ofl there have been lots of papers saying that it has plays a very important role in uh conception in for in uh maintaining the fertility in the women
And men as well so vitamin D deficiency can contribute to polycystic ovian syndrome it can decrease the know the egg quality so vitamin D is important for meeting proper ovarian homeostasis to help the growth of the uh OV and oate and also for fertilization implantation and for a
Healthy pregnancy this is how it impacts women’s reproductive health and in childbearing so this is about the impact of vitamin D on women’s reproductive Health again as I told you in menopause also it plays a vital role so is the um yes so vitamin D of is if
Taken more than required it can cause certain problems like again it causes vitamin D in excess can result in problems like bone aches loss of appetite nausea such kind of problems and Bone pains again so Vitamin D it should not be overloaded it should be given in
Adequate amounts in uh looking at the uh blood levels also it affects our gut health so for you know all the those urinary problem constipation and also are taken care of by vitamin D so it’s important that vitamin D be maintained in adequate levels for gut health also like
Inflammatory disorders it might play a role in inflammat inflammatory yeah so women with certain medical conditions like you know inflammatory disorders affecting the gut where the absorption can be less and especially the those who are more confined to the indoors are more likely to be vitamin E deficient and who have Diet
Deficient in vitamin D who do not go out and as I told the Cron alterative disorders inflammatory bubble disorders can affect vitamin D levels in the body so those with these conditions are likely to be more deficient and should be more cautious and take supplements more of I mean as required
Uh sometimes even in obese women the levels can be less so the vitamin D deficiency can be more seen in women who are overweight and obese so this so it’s for them the requirement be maybe a little more than compared to those with normal VMI so vitamin D plays a very important
Role in all the functions in the body from puberty as I told you pregnancy to menopause so those with PCOS and pregnancy so they should be maintained in adequate levels take properly uh the levels and but however you should be careful that they should not overload it and leading to
Symptoms like headache irritability metallic taste Etc calcifications renal failure Etc so taking adequate levels after testing your vitamin D levels and do not over load the vitamin D and take a vitamin D Rich diet like which occurs in natural foods like fish mushrooms C Li oil as I told you
Milk yolk and green leafy vegetables like spinach and of course some amount of sun exposure may be Helpful thank you thank you questions
