Undetectable serum anti-Müllerian hormone levels and occurrence of ongoing pregnancy.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_6BD2CFF545D5
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
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Publications
Institution
Title
Undetectable serum anti-Müllerian hormone levels and occurrence of ongoing pregnancy.
Journal
Fertility and Sterility
Author(s)
Fraisse T., Ibecheole V., Streuli I., Bischof P., de Ziegler D.
ISSN
1556-5653[electronic]
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2008
Volume
89
Number
3
Pages
723.e9-11
Language
english
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To discuss, on the basis of the experience of two clinical cases and extensive literature review, the significance of extremely low levels of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH), also known as Müllerian-inhibiting substance, in infertile women. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: University-based infertility clinic at a medical center in Switzerland. PATIENT(S): Two women, 29 and 41 years of age and with a 2- and 4-year history of secondary infertility, respectively. INTERVENTION(S): Clinical, radiological, and biological investigation of infertility, including repeated measurements of the serum AMH with serial ELISA assays. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Levels of AMH and development of ongoing pregnancy. RESULT(S): Both women had a spontaneous ongoing pregnancy despite undetectable AMH levels. CONCLUSION(S): Although it is helpful for day-to-day management of infertile patients, the predictive value of AMH for the occurrence of a spontaneous ongoing pregnancy has limits.
Keywords
Adult, Anti-Mullerian Hormone, Biological Markers, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Female, Fertility, Humans, Infertility, Female, Predictive Value of Tests, Pregnancy, Reproducibility of Results
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