The Effect of Vitamin D Supplement Consumption on Premenstrual Syndrome in Vitamin D-Deficient Young Girls: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial
Abdollahi R, Abiri B, Sarbakhsh P, Kashanian M, Vafa M
Published in Complementary Medicine Research
Methodology
Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in vitamin D-deficient young women; premenstrual symptoms recorded with a standardized PMS questionnaire alongside serum 25(OH)D measurement.
Key Findings
Twelve weeks of vitamin D 2000 IU every other day raised serum 25(OH)D but did not significantly reduce most premenstrual symptoms compared with placebo in vitamin D-deficient young women, with only isolated symptom domains showing change.
Conclusions
Vitamin D 2000 IU every other day for 12 weeks had no significant impact on most PMS symptoms in vitamin D-deficient young women.
Limitations
Intermittent modest dosing regimen may have been insufficient, self-reported symptom outcomes, single-country young cohort, and 12-week duration covering few cycles.
Supplements Studied
It seems that 2,000 IU vitamin D consumption in the vitamin D-deficient young girls with PMS every other day for 12 weeks had no significant impact on other PMS symptoms.
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