Anti-Müllerian Hormone: a New Marker for Ovarian Function

Overview

Journal Reproduction

Specialty Reproductive Medicine

Date 2006 Jan 3

PMID 16388003

Citations 199

Authors

Jenny A Visser

Frank H de Jong

Joop S E Laven

Axel P N Themmen

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Abstract

Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) is a member of the transforming growth factor beta family of growth and differentiation factors. In the ovary, AMH has an inhibitory effect on primordial follicle recruitment as well as on the responsiveness of growing follicles to follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). The ovary-specific expression pattern in granulosa cells of growing nonselected follicles makes AMH an ideal marker for the size of the ovarian follicle pool. This review summarizes recent findings concerning AMH and its role as a marker for the quantitative aspect of ovarian reserve as well as ovarian dysfunction.

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