Management of vitamin D deficiency in young women with 1-year follow up

C. Perdrix, O. Large, R. Fauché, C. Dupraz, MF. LeGoaziou

Associate Professor. Collège des Enseignants Généralistes, Université Claude Bernard LYON1.
General practitioner LYON.
Lecturer. Collège des Enseignants Généralistes, Université Claude Bernard LYON 1.

DOI: 10.4236/ojpm.2012.23045                

Abstract

Vitamin D deficiency is very frequently observed among young women. This study reports the follow up of 68 women over a period of 1 year. The objective of this study was to observe doses of vitamin D can correct and preserve blood levels of vitamin D near 75 nmol/L. It was found that large amounts of vitamin D are needed to correct and then maintain vitamin D blood levels (≥530,000 units), particularly in veiled women (~720,000 units). Parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels decreased as blood levels of vitamin D increased. Quality of life measured with the SF12? Health Survey questionnaire, improved when the patients’ vitamin D deficiencies were corrected. This work highlights the need for the development of guidelines to treat and correct vitamin D deficiency for the long term in young adult women.

Keywords

Hypovitaminosis D; Treatment; Adult Women; Follow Up

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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