title: Serum anti-Müllerian hormone predicts ovarian response and cycle outcome in IVF patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This prospective study was designed to investigate whether anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels at basal and ovulation triggering day are associated with ovarian response and pregnancy outcome for in vitro fertilization (IVF).
  
  
  METHODS
  60 infertility women undergoing IVF were prospectively studied. On day 3 of the menstrual cycle (D3), measurements of AMH, inhibin B, FSH, LH, and E2 and ultrasound evaluation of antral follicle count (AFC) were performed. Serum AMH and inhibin B levels were remeasured on the day of hCG administration (DhCG). The outcome measures were the number of retrieved oocytes and clinical pregnancy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Number of retrieved oocytes was statistically significant and correlated with D3 AMH, AFC, DhCG AMH, DhCG inhibin B, FSH, and age (r=0.885, 0.874, 0.742, 0.732, -0.521, -0.385, respectively). Statistically significant differences were found between pregnant and non-pregnant women regarding D3 AMH and AFC. Multiple regression analysis for prediction of pregnancy showed D3 AMH to be a good predictor of clinical pregnancy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  AMH correlates better than age, FSH, and inhibin B with the number of retrieved oocytes. Serum basal AMH may offer a better prognostic value for clinical pregnancy than other currently available markers of IVF outcome in our preliminary study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, 500 Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: Cheng-Hsuan
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Yu-Ching
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hsin-Hung
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Jyuer-Ger
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yu-Jun
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Horng-Der
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Tsai
mesh_terms: D054304:Anti-Mullerian Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D010053:Ovary / Q000187:drug effects*; D010062:Ovulation Induction; D011247:Pregnancy; D018873:Pregnancy Rate; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012044:Regression Analysis
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D054304:Anti-Mullerian Hormone