The effect of preconceptional multivitamin supplementation on the menstrual cycle

I Dudás; M Rockenbauer; A E Czeizel

doi:10.1007/BF01314639

The effect of preconceptional multivitamin supplementation on the menstrual cycle

Arch Gynecol Obstet. 1995;256(3):115-23. doi: 10.1007/BF01314639.

Authors

I Dudás¹, M Rockenbauer, A E Czeizel

Affiliation

¹ Department of Human Genetics and Teratology, National Institute of Hygiene, WHO Collaborating Centre for the Community Control of Hereditary Diseases, Budapest, Hungary.

PMID: 7574903
DOI: 10.1007/BF01314639

Abstract

The database of the Hungarian randomised controlled trial of periconceptional multivitamin supplementation for the prevention of neural-tube defects was used to evaluate the length of the pre- and postovulatory phases of the menstrual cycle before and during multivitamin supplementation. The female cycle was more regular (i.e., the variance was lower) during the multivitamin supplementation.

Publication types

Clinical Trial
Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Fertilization / drug effects
Folic Acid / administration & dosage
Humans
Hungary
Infant, Newborn
Menstrual Cycle / drug effects*
Neural Tube Defects / prevention & control*
Ovulation / drug effects
Pregnancy
Premedication
Trace Elements / administration & dosage
Vitamins / administration & dosage*
Vitamins / adverse effects

Substances

Trace Elements
Vitamins
Folic Acid