Does calcium affect women’s health?

For individuals who are pregnant or looking to conceive, calcium supplementation (300 to 2,000 mg per day over 6 to 22 months’ duration) has shown beneficial effects for avoiding hypertension as well as preventing the loss of bone mineral density. Taken in combination with vitamin D3 (400 to 1,000 IU per day), calcium supplementation could also help with the maintenance of circulating glucose and insulin levels.^[1][2][3][4]