I have that fair skin that burns after 5 mins, even I don't cover up to this extent. My D3 comes in a gel cap, also helps control muscle pain and promote stronger bones.
Posted on 06/28/2016 12:05:27 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Vitamin D deficiency, consanguinity and obesity are major reasons that the Gulf’s rate of infertility is higher than that of the West, doctors say.
“Today, infertility is globally acknowledged to be a major health problem," said Dr Human Fatemi, medical director of IVI Middle East Fertility Clinic in Abu Dhabi.
“It is estimated that infertility affects 15 per cent of the global population of reproductive age, but this percentage is even higher in the Gulf."
Dr Fatemi’s clinic collaborated with Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece on a study of fertility in the Arabian Gulf, which was published in the international journal Fertility and Sterility.
The study calls for strategies to educate couples about how vitamin D, obesity and marriage between first cousins affect fertility. It also suggests guidelines to effectively manage the problems.
It said that in developing countries where access to infertility treatment is more difficult, childless women suffer discrimination, social stigma and ostracism.
Data from the UN has shown that average birth rates have dropped from 5.23 children for each woman in 1980 through 1985, to 1.97 in the 2005–2010. period. The UN projected that this was expected to drop to 1.62 by 2025 through 2030.
“Previously, no one did any research to find out the cause of infertility here," said Dr Fatemi, lead author of the study. “We are understanding better and better that parental consanguinity and lack of vitamin D play a role."
Lifestyle changes are also partly to blame for lowered fertility rates, he said.
“The lifestyle has changed completely in this part of the world in the past 30 to 40 years. Fifty years ago, there was no air conditioning and now people are inside all the time," said Dr Fatemi.
“You never go outside. Vitamin D prevents a lot of diseases, including cancers, and it activates the egg."
The study states: “The widespread distribution of the vitamin D receptor in reproductive tissues, including ovaries, endometrium, and placenta in humans and animals, suggests a role for the vitamin in female fertility."
There were also hormone abnormalities and ovulation dysfunction associated with obesity, the study states.
“If one’s body mass index is higher than 29, the receptivity of the uterus declines. The chromosomal formation of eggs also decline," said Dr Fatemi.
Dr Limia Ibrahim, a specialist in obstetrics, gynaecology, reproductive endocrinology and fertility at Abu Dhabi’s Burjeel Hospital, agreed that changes in lifestyle played a role in infertility in the Arabian Gulf.
“There are environmental factors," Dr Ibrahim said. “Food habits have changed. People are marrying late and conceiving late. Fertility is affected by all of these factors."
She suggested that people maintained healthy diets and exercise, and ensured they had enough vitamin D and sun exposure.
Dr Monika Chawla, an in-vitro fertilisation specialist, gynaecologist and obstetrician at Fakih IVF centre in Abu Dhabi, said there was a link between vitamin D and egg reserve and to egg quality.
“We do vitamin D tests routinely and work to correct it," Dr Chawla said. “The patient’s response to treatment, their success rates, their egg quality, their egg reserve definitely see an improvement."
I have that fair skin that burns after 5 mins, even I don't cover up to this extent. My D3 comes in a gel cap, also helps control muscle pain and promote stronger bones.
Is ‘Vitamin D ‘ a euphemism for inbreeding? :)
As long as you don’t fly in planes or even have surgery to correct any physical problem you have. And if you get hit by a car, I assume you just wish to lie there bleeding to death in the road as your deity intended.
Sheesh. Infertility is the same as any other medical problem and it is OK to seek help to become a parent. It made my life complete. Gd still created my wonderful children but medicine helped a little as it sometimes does. I hope no infertile freeper reads your post.
Heh... if you go back and read the article with that substitution, it fits perfectly.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3443394/posts
This article discussed the inbreeding factor. Vitamin D deficiency causes many health problems and has long been identified as a problem for women in Moslem countries.
WIN !
We just had a baby. We tried 8 years. Utilized many fertility treatments and regimes. It cost a sh\tload of money. It was worth it.
Do you posit that I should not have had this child?
Wait wait wait: D3 helps with muscle pain?
I did not know that. I have muscle pain. I am going to try it.
I read her post.
Her words did not fulfill me on any level whatsoever.
PS: Had my baby last week. 10 fingers, 10 toes,!
They need less fertility, not more.
Islam has some strange twists on what is considered a "blood relationship" (including wet nurses and in-laws). No mention of cousins, IIRC.
Lets send them all boxes of 500 SPF sun screen!-)
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