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Grodnitskaia E.É.

Tsentr planirovaniia sem'i i reproduktsii Departamenta zdravookhraneniia, Moskva

Kurtser M.A.

Tsentr planirovaniia sem'i i reproduktsii DZ Moskvy

The role of amh in the pathogenesis and diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome

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Grodnitskaia E.É., Kurtser M.A.

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Journal: Russian Journal of Human Reproduction. 2013;(1): 42‑47

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THE ROLE OF AMH IN THE PATHOGENESIS AND DIAGNOSIS OF POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME
THE ROLE OF AMH IN THE PATHOGENESIS AND DIAGNOSIS OF POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME

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Grodnitskaia EÉ, Kurtser MA. The role of amh in the pathogenesis and diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome. Russian Journal of Human Reproduction. 2013;(1):42‑47. (In Russ.)

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Abstract:

Serum and follicular fluid antimüllerian hormone (AMH) levels have been found to be increased in women with PCOS compared to women with normal ovaries. Serum concentration correlates with the severity of symptoms. AMH appears to have a major inhibitory role during folliculogenesis, which may contribute to anovulation in PCOS. Androgen excess, hyperinsulinemia, and an intrinsic over-expression of the AMH gene are candidates for causing the increased production of AMH in PCOS. Serum AMH level is an accurate reflection of the ovarian early antral follicle number, that why it could be a diagnostic marker of PCOS.

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PCOS
PCOS
AMH
AMH
anovulation
anovulation

Authors:

Grodnitskaia E.É.

Tsentr planirovaniia sem'i i reproduktsii Departamenta zdravookhraneniia, Moskva

Kurtser M.A.

Tsentr planirovaniia sem'i i reproduktsii DZ Moskvy

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