title: The correlation of serum asymmetric dimethylarginine and anti-Müllerian hormone in primary dysmenorrhea.
abstract: In this study, we aimed to investigate the association of serum asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels in primary dysmenorrhea patients. The study employed a cross-sectional design. Eighty-nine female university students with primary dysmenorrhea were included in the study. All patients underwent complete clinical and laboratory investigations, including serum ADMA, AMH levels, pelvic ultrasonography, electrocardiography, and echocardiography. Pearson correlation and linear regression analysis were used to evaluate associations between continuous data. Categorical associations were evaluated using χ(2) test. Correlation analysis between serum ADMA and AMH levels in the study group showed a highly significant positive relationship (Pearson correlation = 0.978, p = 0.01). Our study has shown a significant positive correlation between serum ADMA and AMH levels in primary dysmenorrhea. Serum ADMA levels may have the potential to demonstrate ovarian reserve.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sakarya University, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya, Turkey. Electronic address: drnerminakdemir@yahoo.com.
authors: Nermin
authors: N
authors: Akdemir
authors: Department of Biochemistry, Sakarya University, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya, Turkey.
authors: Fatma Behice
authors: FB
authors: Cinemre
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sakarya University, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya, Turkey.
authors: Mehmet Sühha
authors: MS
authors: Bostancı
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Sakarya University, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya, Turkey.
authors: Hakan
authors: H
authors: Cinemre
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sakarya University, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya, Turkey.
authors: Orhan
authors: O
authors: Ünal
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sakarya University, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya, Turkey.
authors: Selçuk
authors: S
authors: Ozden
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sakarya University, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya, Turkey.
authors: Arif Serhan
authors: AS
authors: Cevrioglu
authors: Department of Medical Education and Ethics, Sakarya University, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya, Turkey.
authors: Zubeyde
authors: Z
authors: Kacal
authors: Department of Cardiology, Sakarya, Sakarya University, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya, Turkey.
authors: Ramazan
authors: R
authors: Akdemir
mesh_terms: D054304:Anti-Mullerian Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D001120:Arginine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood; D003710:Demography; D004412:Dysmenorrhea / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D010147:Pain Measurement; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: C018524:N,N-dimethylarginine; D054304:Anti-Mullerian Hormone; D001120:Arginine
keywords: Anti-Müllerian hormone; Asymmetric dimethyl arginine; Ovarian reserve; Primary dysmenorrhea