title: Antimüllerian hormone and polycystic ovary syndrome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the relationship between antimüllerian hormone (AMH) and parameters related to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Academic tertiary care center.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 290 women.
  
  
  METHODS
  None.
  
  
  METHODS
  Parameters related to insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Women with polycystic ovary morphology had significantly higher AMH levels than women in the control group. The prevalence of PCOS increased from 21% in the low-AMH (<4 ng/mL) group to 37% in the moderate-AMH (4-11 ng/mL) group and 80% in the high-AMH (>11 ng/mL) group. However, significant differences in insulin resistance parameters were not observed among groups. The results of the correlation analysis revealed that AMH levels were positively correlated with LH, total T, A, and total cholesterol content; however, AMH levels were negatively correlated with age, body mass index, and the number of menstrual cycles per year. AMH levels were not correlated with insulin resistance parameters.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Elevated serum AMH levels increase the risk of PCOS but do not affect the risk of insulin resistance or metabolic syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yi-Hui
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Wan-Chun
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: Chien-Hua
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Chii-Ruey
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Tzeng
authors.forename: Chun-Sen
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Ming-I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Hsu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D054304:Anti-Mullerian Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D054304:Anti-Mullerian Hormone