title: Follicular-fluid anti-Müllerian hormone concentration is similar in patients with endometriosis compared with non-endometriotic patients.
abstract: This cross-sectional prospective study assessed follicular-fluid anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) concentrations in infertile patients with mild/minimal endometriosis during natural IVF. Thirty-two women participated in the study. Patients were divided into two groups: tubal obstruction without endometriosis (control group) and minimal/mild endometriosis (study group). All patients underwent laparoscopy for assessment of infertility; at the same time, any foci of endometriosis found were cauterized. AMH concentration was measured in the follicular fluid of a single follicle when it achieved pre-ovulatory maturation by ultrasensitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Likewise, AMH, FSH and inhibin B content in serum was also measured. Age (30 ± 1.3 and 32 ± 0.8 years) and body mass index (22 ± 0.6 and 22 ± 0.5 kg/m(2)), day-3 antral follicle count (11.3 ± 1.7 and 10.7 ± 1.5), serum FSH concentrations (5.4 ± 0.6 and 5.0 ± 0.3 IU/ml) and follicular-fluid AMH concentrations (1.8 ± 0.3 and 1.5 ± 0.1 ng/ml, study and control group, respectively; mean difference 0.33, 95% CI -0.21 to 0.88) were similar in both groups. This study shows that infertile patients with minimal/mild endometriosis have a similar concentration of AMH in the follicular fluid after natural IVF as compared with control subjects.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Porto Alegre, RS 90035-003, Brazil.
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vaamonde
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Andreoli
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Genro
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chapon
authors.forename: J S L
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Cunha-Filho
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D054304:Anti-Mullerian Hormone / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004715:Endometriosis; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000097:blood; D015571:Follicular Fluid / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female; D007265:Inhibins / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: C422364:inhibin B; D007265:Inhibins; D054304:Anti-Mullerian Hormone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone