As we mentioned in previous articles, endometriosis that grows elsewhere than the endometrium also reacts to the hormonal signals of the monthly menstrual cycle by accumulating tissue, breaking it down, and shedding it during the menstrual period. As we know, nutritional supplements play a very important role in treating all kinds of diseases. In this article, we will discuss how vitamin K helps treat endometriosis.

I. Definition

Vitamin K was first discovered by the Danish scientist Herrik Dam in 1929. It is a fat soluble vitamin. It is best known for its ability to synthesize proteins and blood clotting. Dietary deficiency is extremely rare because it is produced by bacteria in the digestive system. Since it is soluble in fat, it can be stored in our body and it is not necessary that we take it regularly.

II. How Vitamin K Affects Women With Endometriosis

1. Nervous and circulatory systems

Vitamin K helps convert glucose into glycogen, which is essential to improve liver function in the fight against the formation of bad cholesterol accumulated in the bloodstream that causes high blood pressure, hindering the transport of oxygen to the cells of the body, increasing the risk of heart disease. disease and raising the tensions of the nervous system. Glycogen can be stored in the liver, muscles and can be used in cases of deficiency.

2. Abnormal bleeding

Vitamin K also helps in the production of prothrombin, which is an important substance for blood clotting. Women with endometriosis were found to be deficient in vitamin K, causing heavier than normal bleeding during menstruation.

3. Immune system

Since vitamin K helps to strengthen liver function, it indirectly protects our body from environmental toxins that cause abnormal endometrial implants and an adhesion that grows somewhere other than the endometrium, as we mentioned in the other articles.

4. Cell growth

Vitamin K is also said to be an important vitamin that helps regulate cell functions, including cell adhesion, cell proliferation, and protection against the cell’s cytoskeleton to break through the membrane and bulge outward, leading to loss. of asymmetry and membrane union. Vitamin K deficiency can lead to an increased risk of irregular cell growth, such as endometriosis.

5. Anemia

Since vitamin K deficiency causes heavy bleeding in women with endometriosis attached to the abdominal region, leading to anemia as a result of the depletion of red blood cells in the body or the inability of the body to produce more red blood cells to cover the loss during the menstruation.