Measuring anti-Müllerian hormone for the assessment of ovarian reserve: When and for whom is it indicated?

Maturitas

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 28-33

  Anderson, R A ^a   Nelson, S M ^b   Wallace, W H B ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti M llerian hormone; IVF; Menopause; Ovarian reserve; Ovary

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; FOLLITROPIN; GOSERELIN; INHIBIN B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; TUMOR MARKER;

AMENORRHEA AND OLIGOMENORRHEA; BREAST CANCER; CANCER THERAPY; CHEMOTHERAPY; CONCEPTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRANULOSA CELL; GRANULOSA CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OVARIAN RESERVE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PUBERTY; REVIEW; SUPEROVULATION;

AGE FACTORS; ANTI-MULLERIAN HORMONE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OVARIAN HYPERSTIMULATION SYNDROME; OVARY; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 84855459917     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2011.11.008     Document Type: Review

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