title: The correlation of the antral follicle count and Serum anti-mullerian hormone.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the value of the basal serum anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) level with most of the established ovarian reserve tests.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 141 infertile women was studied prospectively. On cycle day 3, serum levels of AMH, inhibin B, estradiol (E), FSH and LH levels were measured, and the number of early antral follicles (2-6 mm in diameter) estimated at ultrasound scanning to compare the strengths of hormonal-follicular correlations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean age of the participants was 29.18±5.54. The mean AMH and total AFC on day 3 were 2.23±1.90 ng/ml and 8.35±2.83, respectively. Serum AMH levels were more tightly correlated (p<0.001) with number of the early antral follicle count (r=0.467, p<0.0001) than age and serum levels of FSH (r=-0.400, p<0.001; r=-0.299, p<0.001 respectively). No correlation was detected between serum levels of inhibin B, E2, and LH (r=0.154, p=0.06; p=0.31; r=-0.085 and r=0.067, p=0.42) and AFC.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Serum AMH levels showed a strong correlation with AFC, and also this correlation is stronger than the other ovarian reserve parameters.
authors.affiliation: Haseki Teaching and Research Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Behiye Pınar
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Göksedef
authors.affiliation: Haseki Teaching and Research Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nurettin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Idiş
authors.affiliation: Haseki Teaching and Research Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hüsnü
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Görgen
authors.affiliation: Haseki Teaching and Research Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yaprak Rüstemoğlu
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Asma
authors.affiliation: Haseki Teaching and Research Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Api
authors.affiliation: Haseki Teaching and Research Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cetin
keywords: Anti-mullerian hormone; antral follicle count; ovarian reserve