The role of maternal preconception vitamin D status in human offspring sex ratio

The role of maternal preconception vitamin D status in human offspring sex ratio

Higher vitamin D is associated with improved pregnancy and live birth rates, but its potential role in the human offspring sex ratio in unknown. Here, the authors show that the levels of vitamin D at preconception are positively associated with male live birth, particularly among women presenting in...

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Main Authors: Alexandra C. Purdue-Smithe, Keewan Kim, Carrie Nobles, Enrique F. Schisterman, Karen C. Schliep, Neil J. Perkins, Lindsey A. Sjaarda, Joshua R. Freeman, Sonia L. Robinson, Jeannie G. Radoc, James L. Mills, Robert M. Silver, Aijun Ye, Sunni L. Mumford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23083-2

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23083-2

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