Vitamin D And Pelvic Floor Disorders

Urinary incontinence is the most common pelvic floor disorder with a prevalence of up to 67 in parous women wesnes et al.

Vitamin d and pelvic floor disorders.

Seven studies assessed the association between vitamin d levels and pfd among women. Odds ratios or and 95 confidence intervals ci were calculated to evaluate associations between vitamin d levels and pelvic. This article reviews several studies including small case and observational that show an association between insufficient vitamin d and pelvic floor disorder. Vitamin d levels lower than 30 ng ml were considered insufficient.

Twenty three percent of women reported suffering from one or more pelvic floor disorders. Pelvic floor disorders have been linked to low levels of vitamin d. Risk factors for pelvic floor disorders such as age body mass index and parity have been well established nygaard et al. The relationship between vitamin d status and pelvic floor disorder.

Vitamin d urinary incontinence association was stronger in older women indicating a 45 reduction in risk of urinary incontinence with vitamin d. One or more pelvic floor disorders were reported by 23 of the women and average vitamin d levels were significantly lower among those with at least one pelvic floor disorder or incontinence. Here is an article from medscape. They considered vitamin d levels lower than 30 ng ml to be a deficiency.

Additionally as women age they are more prone to vitamin d deficiency and pelvic floor disorders. It seems that vitamin d can improve pelvic muscle strength and reduce pelvic floor disorders including incontinence. Higher levels of vitamin d linked to lower risk of pelvic floor disorders. Odds ratios or and 95 confidence intervals.

There was a 6 decrease in pelvic floor disorders with every 5ng ml increase in vitamin d levels. The prevalence of demographic factors pelvic floor disorders and vitamin d levels were determined accounting for the multi stage sampling design. The results showed that average levels of vitamin d for women with at least one pelvic floor disorder were significantly lower. A random effect model was used due to the heterogeneity among included studies i 2 96 4 p 0 001.