Open AccessAnti-Mullerian Hormone: A Marker of Ovarian Reserve and its Association with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Author(s) -
Anil Verma,
Sarita Rajbhar,
Jyoti Mishra,
Mayank Gupta,
Manish Sharma,
Geeta Deshmukh,
Wahid Ali
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/20370.8988
Subject(s) - anti müllerian hormone , antral follicle , ovarian reserve , medicine , menstrual cycle , endocrinology , hormone , follicular phase , follicle stimulating hormone , biology , luteinizing hormone , infertility , pregnancy , genetics
Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) is a useful endocrine marker for assessing the ovarian reserve. AMH serum level reflects the number of follicles that have made the transition from the primordial pool into the growing follicle pool, and it is not controlled by gonadotropins.