title: AMH MEASUREMENT VERSUS OVARIAN ULTRASOUND IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME IN DIFFERENT PHENOTYPES.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was designed to assess the value of serum anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) in the diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in various phenotypes and to assess ovarian ultrasound parameters.
  
  
  METHODS
  We performed a retrospective matched controlled study of 113 females with various PCOS phenotypes and 47 matched controls. The diagnostic utility of AMH measurement and ovarian ultrasound were compared. Using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses, the threshold for AMH (>4.7 ng/mL) and ultrasound parameters (follicle number per ovary [FNPO] >22 and ovarian volume [OV] >8 cc) were established.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the entire cohort, AMH had a low sensitivity of 79%; while FNPO and OV were 93% and 68%, respectively. Specificities ranged from 85 to 96%. In classic anovulatory PCOS, AMH exhibited a sensitivity of 91%, and for FNPO and OV the corresponding sensitivities were 92% and 72%. In the ovulatory phenotype, AMH sensitivity was only 50%, while FNPO and OV were 95% and 50%, respectively. In the nonhyperandrogenic phenotype, the sensitivity of AMH was 53% while those for FNPO and OV were 93% and 67%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  AMH does not appear to be helpful for all subjects with PCOS but may be of some value in those who are anovulatory. However, FNPO was highly sensitive in all phenotypes, and was the single best criterion assessed for all subjects, suggesting the important role of ultrasound.
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Carmina
authors.forename: Anna M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Campagna
authors.forename: Franca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fruzzetti
authors.forename: Rogerio A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Lobo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D054304:Anti-Mullerian Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003940:Diagnostic Techniques, Endocrine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010053:Ovary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010641:Phenotype; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000097:blood* / Q000145:classification* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012372:ROC Curve; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014463:Ultrasonography; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D054304:Anti-Mullerian Hormone