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Can Vitamin B-12 And D3 Deficiency Cause Fertility Problems?

Posted on Fri, 29 Jul 2016

Question: Hi Doc,

I have been diagnosed of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D3 deficiency.
Vitamin B12-191 pg/ml
Vitamin D3 -8.49 ng/ml
Doctor has advised to take Nurokind D3 (1500mcg) and Cholecalciferol Chewable Tablet 60000 IU.
I am taking one tablet of Nurokind D3 every morning after breakfast.Its about a week that I have been taking Nurokind D3 tablets.

I have a history of frequent urination (9-10 time in day and 1-3 times at night).At times I feel the urge to urinate after 5 mins of passing urine. Ultrasound report. Also, I have lost lot of hair. These are the only health issues I have.

I don't drink or smoke and do regular exercise and follow a good diet.

I have below queries:

1.I am 32 years and my wife is 30.We have been trying for baby for 6 months with no success. Can Vitamin B-12 and Vitamin D3 deficiency cause fertility problems.

2.I am feeling drowsiness, sleepy and tiredness after taking Nurokind D3 tablet for a week. I see this effect more when I take this medicine after having egg in breakfast.I haven't taken Cholecalciferol till now. Can Nurokind D3 have this kind of Side-effect. Shall I continue using it or stop it?

3.Can Nurokind D3 and Cholecalciferol decrease chances for having a baby.

Please respond ASAP.

Thanks, XXXXXXX
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Answered by Dr. Anshul Varshney (39 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Your answer follows

Detailed Answer:
Welcome to Healthcaremagic.
Hi, I am Dr Anshul Varshney , I have read your query in detail , I understand your concern.

You should get following tests done, if not performed recently in view of excessive urination:
1. Thyroid profile
2. Fasting and Post prandial blood sugar
3. Urine examination.

Now, as far as your queries are concerned, following are your answers:
1. Vitamin B12 is linked to infertility in few cases, however it is not a strong reason for this. Vitamin D has no relation with infertility

2. Yes, many people notice excessive sleepiness on taking multivitamins like neurokind D3. So, for this issue you can start taking this medicine in night time only before going to bed.

3. No, these medicines don't cause infertility.

This is my personal opinion based on details available here. If you still have any other query, you may please ask me.
Stay Healthy.
Dr Anshul Varshney , MD

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Anshul Varshney (30 minutes later)

Hi Doctor,

Thanks for your response.
Just few more question-

1.Can taking Nurokind D3 (1500mcg) and Cholecalciferol Chewable Tablet 60000 IU can result in hair loss or hair/beard whitening. I already had lost hair and some of hair/beard have gone white. However I am getting a feeling that this medicine is causing more whitening of hair/beard.

2.Is there any food items/fruits that I should not take while consuming this medicine. Is Pomegranate cause any reaction while having this medicine?

2.I have tested Thyroid, sugar and Urine and there are no issues. Only issue is in Ultrasound reports which says that I am retaining lot of urine in my urinary bladder (Post void Urine).

3.If I increase Vitamin B12 and VitaminD3 rich food like Tuna Fish, Egg,Mushrooms,Yogurt and stop using this medicine, can I still be able increase Vitamin levels in my blood and eliminate deficiency.

4.Kindly provide list of foods items that I should include in my diet to overcome this deficiency.

Thanks, XXXXXXX
MobNo-0000

Answered by Dr. Anshul Varshney (9 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Following are your answers.

Detailed Answer:
Hi.
1. These medicines can't cause you hair loss.
2. You can eat any fruit you want. Pomegranate has no special interaction with these medicines.
3 & 4. Yes they are very helpful. However I would recommend you to take these supplements. The food items you have mentioned can help you increase Vitamin D. Good source of Vitamin D and calcium are dairy products along with early morning sun exposure.
Vitamin B12 is not found in good amounts in any vegetarian food. So, if you are a vegetarian and you have Vitamin D deficiency then you should take these supplements.
These supplements if taken in moderated amount with regular check on Vitamin B12 levels as well as Vitamin D levels don't cause any harm.
I hope it helps.
Good luck.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar