Re: Climate changes and PCOS- maybe to do with vit D??
From: Belle (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 9 Feb 2002 19:28:03 -0600 (CST)
EXCELLENT!!
This is good information that I had totally forgotten. This is
exactally why this board is so important. Each of us can find more
research together than any of us could find individually.
I take 400 IU daily of Vit D.
Thanks Cat,
Belle
At Sat, 9 Feb 2002, cat wrote:
>
>Hi, that is really strange! It made me remember that I had read an
>article that connects PCOS to calcium and vitamin D deficiency.
>Apparently calcium plays a part in regulating ovulation, and vitamin D
>regulates calcium.
>
>So maybe if you are in a warm place and are going out in the sun more
>you will be getting more vitamin d and this could be helping regulate
>your cycle?
>
>There is a study abstract at
>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=10433180&dopt=Abstract
>that talks about how giving pcos women calcium and vit d supplements
>restored their cycles.
>
>Anyway, its just a thought, could be completely wrong (I often am lol).
>But I do think this is very interesting, especially as I live at about
>52 degrees north and so hardly ever get any vitamin d from sunlight! I
>wouldn't be at all surprised if I was deficient in vit d.
>
>Also vitamin d deficiency can cause insulin resistance, which I think is
>very very interesting! In fact I might even ask my doctor to test my
>vitamin d. An article all about vitamin d is at
>http://www.westonaprice.org/vitamins/nutrition_vitaminD.html if anybody
>is interested.
>
>--
>Cat xxx
>
>At Sat, 9 Feb 2002, anonymous wrote:
>>
>>When i have extended visits to places with hotter climates, i menstruate
>>like clockwork. WHY IS THAT? I was diagnosed with PCOS four year ago.
>
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