Vitamin D deficiency may reduce pregnancy rate in women undergoing IVF

Vitamin D deficiency may reduce pregnancy rate in women undergoing IVF: Women with a vitamin D deficiency were nearly half as likely to conceive through in vitro fertilization (IVF) as women who had sufficient levels of the vitamin, according to a new study. Long known for its role in bone health, vitamin D is a steroid hormone that is emerging as a factor in fertility.