title: Anti-Müllerian Hormone in Patients Treated with Chemotherapy for Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia Does Not Predict Short-Term Fertility.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Serum anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) is an emerging indicator of ovarian reserve which may be predictive of reproductive capacity. Although AMH levels decline with chemotherapy, little is known about the relevance of this to subsequent fertility, and we set out to evaluate this association in patients with gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN).
  
  
  METHODS
  The GTN database of our national referral center was screened from 2008-2012 for patients undergoing AMH testing, and subsequent fertility outcomes were reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of 470 treated patients, 3 underwent AMH testing for evaluation of potential subfertility 4-13 months following multiagent chemotherapy, with levels rangingfrom 0.07-4.62 pmol/L. All 3 were counseled by independent fertility specialists of the low probability of subsequent conception but went on to initiate spontaneously conceived pregnancies within 2-9 months, resulting in healthy infants.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Low serum AMH is not a reliable predictor of reduced short-term fertility postchemotherapy for GTN and should be interpreted with caution when counseling patients in this setting.
authors.forename: Ehsan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ghorani
authors.forename: Ramya
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramaswami
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Philip M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Savage
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Seckl
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D054304:Anti-Mullerian Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D031901:Gestational Trophoblastic Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000097:blood* / Q000139:chemically induced; D065851:Ovarian Reserve; D011247:Pregnancy; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D054304:Anti-Mullerian Hormone