Genesis Fertility Clinic Blog
June 20, 2010Osteoporosis
Ok, infertility and osteoporosis aren’t intimately related, but as a “public service announcement” I thought I’d post that all women should be taking about 1,000 – 2,000 IU of vitamin D per day (depending on how much vitamin D you get in your diet and from the sun).
On Saturday I gave a lecture at a Women’s Health Symposium for physicians, and the speaker before me was an osteoporosis expert. He reviewed the (new) Canadian guidelines for vitamin D intake. The Osteoporosis Society, Cancer Agency and a few other international organizations have recommend that we supplement between 1,000 – 2,000 IU daily. Most recommend 1,000 IU. Also, we should be consuming 1,000 mg of calcium per day – many of us get at least some of that from our diet so may need to supplement less.
The way Vancouver’s weather has been, we can’t rely on getting much vitamin D from the sun!
Dr. Beth Taylor, MD, FRCSC
Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
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