Endometriosis and Vitamins: The Effects of Vitamin Biotin

Posted by Chantel Martiromo, Research article by Kyle J. Norton

During the last stage of the menstrual cycle, normally a layer of endometriosis lining on the inside of the uterus is expelled, known as menstruation blood, instead some of the endometriosis tissues grow somewhere in the body to cause endometriosis. Endometriosis also react to hormone signals of the monthly menstrual cycle, by building and breaking up tissues and eliminating them through menstrual period.

The Vitamin Biotin

Biotin, one of the members of the vitamin B complex, also known as vitamin H or B7 is a co-factor in the metabolism of fatty acids, leucine, and in gluconeogenesis. It has a chemical structure formula of C10H16N2O3S. Deficiency is extremely rare, as intestinal bacteria generally produce an excess of the body's daily requirement but for what ever reason, women with endometriosis are found to have low levels of biotin.

1. Cell abnormality(171)(172)
Biotin acts as a co-factor with the other members in the vitamin B complex. It plays an important role in managing the body's cell growth(173). Without enough biotin, it causes cell growth abnormality such as the forming of perinatal cells into endometrial cell in the abdominal regions.

2. Poor blood circulation
Since biotin helps in gluconeogenesis(175), it regulates the sugar levels in the blood stream(174). Without enough levels of biotin, the level of blood sugar rises causing the thickening of blood which reduces the circulatory function and blocks the transportation of nutrients and oxygen to our body's cells. This results in an increased risk of symptoms of endometriosis.

3. Menstrual cramps(178)
Since biotin is necessary in the metabolism of fatty acids, it helps to maintain levels of prostaglandins. Deficiency of biotin causes some members in the prostaglandins family to be over-produced during the menstrual cycle leading to menstrual and endometrial cramps.

4. Respiratory problem(176)(177)
Since biotin helps to synthesize carbon dioxide, without enough biotin it causes shortness of breath in women with endometriosis.

5. Risk of heart disease(179) and stroke(180)
If the liver cannot produce enough bile to generate good cholesterol because of not enough amounts of biotin in the body, it leads to cholesterol building up in the arteries causing the thickening of the arterial wall and the blockage o circulation of blood resulting in an increased risk of heart disease and stroke.

6. Weaken function of nervous system(181)(182)
Since biotin acts as a co-factor with other vitamin B complexes in the metabolism of protein, deficiency of biotin interferes with that process. It weakens the normal functions of cells in the nervous system leading to tension of the nervous system such as anxiety, dizziness, loss of memory, and depression.

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(178) Biotin ameliorates muscle cramps of hemodialysis patients: a prospective trial by Oguma S¹, Ando I, Hirose T, Totsune K, Sekino H, Sato H, Imai Y, Fujiwara M.(PubMed) 

(179) [Effect of lipoic acid, biotin and pyridoxine on blood content of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids in ischemic heart disease and hypertension].[Article in Russian]by Vodoevich VP.(PubMed) 

(180) Antihypertensive effect of biotin in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats by Watanabe-Kamiyama M¹, Kamiyama S, Horiuchi K, Ohinata K, Shirakawa H, Furukawa Y, Komai M.(PubMed) 

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(182) Biotin transport and metabolism in the central nervous system by Spector R¹, Mock DM.(PubMed)