Vitamin D increases speed of sperm cells

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Vitamin D is important for optimal reproductive function in both animals and humans. It has long been known that serum vitamin D level is important for reproductive function in various animals. Sperm seems to move fastest in men who have high levels of vitamin D, according to a new study.

Researchers found that the sperm of men who were deficient in vitamin D (with less than 25 nanomoles per liter of blood) was less motile than the sperm of men who had more than 75 nanomoles of vitamin D per liter of blood.<br /><br />The study, which was conducted on 300 healthy men, was published in the journal Human Reproduction.