kmj Kosin Medical Journal Kosin Medical Journal 2005-9531 2586-7024 Kosin University School of Medicine Proceedings 10.7180/kmj.2016.31.2.97 kmj-31-97 Original Article The Role of Vitamin D in Menopausal Medicine KimMijin 1 KimTae-Hee 2 LeeHae-Hyeog 2 KimHeung Yeol 3 OhMin-Jung 4 Department of Interdisciplinary Program in Biomedical Science, Soonchunhyang University Graduate School, Cheonon-si, Chungcheongnam-do, Korea Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Kosin University, Busan, Korea Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, Soonchunhyang University College of Natural Sciences, Cheonon-si, Chungcheongnam-do, Korea Corresponding Author: Tae-Hee Kim, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, 170, Jomaru-ro, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do 14584, Korea Tel: +82-32-621-5380 Fax: +82-32-621-5016 E-mail: heeobgy@schmc.ac.kr; heeobgy@naver.com 01 2016 20 01 2016 31 2 97 102 16122015 16122015 11012015 Copyright © 2016 Kosin University School of Medicine Proceedings 2016 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract

Menopause is the time at which menstruation stops in women. After menopause, women are more susceptible to some diseases, especially osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease. Vitamin D has a protective effect against osteoporosis by facilitating the absorption of calcium and affecting parathyroid hormone. Vitamin D also affects cardiovascular function by lowering the blood pressure, which affects the renin–angiotensin system and alters the low-density lipoprotein receptor activity. This paper discusses supplemental vitamin D in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease.

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