Hypovitaminosis D during pregnancy: are we ready to recommend vitamin D supplementation?
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Pérez-López, Faustino R.; Fernández-Alonso, Ana M.; Chedraui, Peter; Moreno, Luis A.
- Source
- Gynecological Endocrinology. Nov2012, Vol. 28 Issue 11, p856-858. 3p.
- Subject
- *VITAMIN D
*CALCIUM regulating hormones
*VITAMIN deficiency
*DEFICIENCY diseases
*PREGNANCY
- Language
- ISSN
- 0951-3590
The article discusses whether it is beneficial to recommend vitamin D supplementation on hypovitaminosis D during pregnancy. Vitamin D is acquired from skin photosynthesis and digestive absorption. Two hydroxylation are needed to obtain the bioactive compound. The first metabolizes vitamin D3 into calcifedol, in the liver.