Although the level of evidence for the effects of vitamin D on vaginal health is low in our study , we concluded that vitamin D may improve the vaginal health of women , especially during menopause
Menopause is associated with the onset of climacteric symptoms due to low estradiol levels , which may cause insufficient maturation of the vaginal mucosa .
Vitamin D may regulate the growth and differentiation of cells that are adversely affected due to low estradiol levels , thereby restoring vaginal health .
The objective of this systematic review , the first on this subject , was to investigate the effect of vitamin D on the  vaginal health of menopausal women .
[Changes in maturation index and vaginal dryness in postmenopausal women who use or not calcitriol].
BACKGROUND it is known that vitamin D increases the population of superficial cells , so the objective of the present work was to evaluate the effect in Mexican postmenopausal women who were using or not oral calcitriol .  METHODS postmenopausal women with vaginal dryness that received at r and om : calcium 500 mg orally every 24 h or calcitriol 0.25 μg every 24 h during two months . At the beginning of treatment and at two months a vaginal Pap smear was performed . The maturation index was determined and the estrogenic value was calculated . Vaginal dryness was evaluated using an analog visual scales and vaginal by the moistening of a pH test strip . Student 's t test was used for statistical analysis . RESULTS 23 postmenopausal women were studied and divided as follows : group I ( calcium ) = 11 women and group II ( calcitriol ) = 12 women . In the analyzed parameters only the average of superficial cells was significantly greater at the end of treatment in the calcitriol group . CONCLUSION calcitriol use increased the average of superficial cells in vaginal cytology , but did n't modify vaginal dryness
Although the level of evidence for the effects of vitamin D on vaginal health is low in our study , we concluded that vitamin D may improve the vaginal health of women , especially during menopause
Menopause is associated with the onset of climacteric symptoms due to low estradiol levels , which may cause insufficient maturation of the vaginal mucosa .
Vitamin D may regulate the growth and differentiation of cells that are adversely affected due to low estradiol levels , thereby restoring vaginal health .
The objective of this systematic review , the first on this subject , was to investigate the effect of vitamin D on the  vaginal health of menopausal women .