Association of antepartum vitamin D levels with postpartum pelvic floor muscle strength and symptoms

International Urogynecology Journal
S AydogmusR Sutcu

Abstract

Vitamin D affects skeletal muscle strength and functions via various mechanisms. Strength and/or functional dysfunctions of the pelvic floor muscles may be associated with the distortion of pelvic floor functions. We hypothesized that vitamin D deficiency may contribute to pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) by affecting pelvic floor muscle strength (PFMS). The aim of this study was to assess the effect of vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy on postpartum PFMS. This cross-sectional study was conducted in a university hospital. One hundred and eighty pregnant women were admitted to our hospital in their third trimester and compared with 156 healthy nulliparous women. Venous blood samples for examining vitamin D levels were taken from each participant and stored at -80 °C. At 8-10 weeks postpartum, patients were invited to the hospital, asked about their PFD symptoms, and PFMS was measured using a perineometer. There was no statistical significance among groups regarding mean age, maternal age, and weight at delivery. Postpartum PFMS and duration in vitamin D-deficient women were significantly lower than those without the deficiency. Vitamin D-deficient vaginal delivery cases (group I) had a postpartum PFMS average of 21.96 ± 7.91 c...Continue Reading

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