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Decreased anti-Müllerian hormone and altered ovarian follicular cohort in infertile patients with mild/minimal endometriosis

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Lemos, Nadiane Albuquerque, Arbo, Elisangela, Scalco, Renata, Weiler, Eduardo, Rosa, Virginia, Cunha-Filho, João Sabino·2008·Fertility and Sterility

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Objective To evaluate the ovarian reserve and follicular cohort of infertile patients with minimal/mild endometriosis.Design Prospective study.Setting University hospital.Patient(s) Patients were divided into two groups: group I, minimal/mild endometriosis and group II, tubal obstruction. The following exclusion criteria were established: [1] patients with previous endocrine disorders; and [2] cases in which the cause for infertility was other than endometriosis (except for patients with tubal obstruction, in the control group).Intervention(s) Serum FSH and anti-Müllerian hormone were measured on day 3. On the same day all patients were submitted to transvaginal ultrasound to evaluate the antral follicular count and the ovarian follicular cohort.Main outcome measure(s) Serum FSH, anti-Müllerian hormone, and the follicular cohort with the respective antral follicular count.Result(s) Serum FSH were not different between the groups. However, infertile patients with endometriosis have a decreased serum anti-Müllerian hormone (1.26 +/- 0.7 ng/mL) compared to the control group (2.02 +/- 0.72 ng/mL). The analysis of follicular cohort showed that the number of selectable follicles were similar, but the follicular diameter was different.Conclusion(s) Minimal/mild endometriosis is associated with a decrease in the follicular ovarian reserve. In addition, the follicular cohort of these patients is more heterogeneous in comparison to the control group.

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Authors
Lemos, N. A., Arbo, E., Scalco, R., Weiler, E., Rosa, V., & Cunha-Filho, J. S.
Affiliations
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (BR)
Venue
Fertility and Sterility
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2008-05
Volume
89
Issue
5
Pages
1064-1068
ISSN
0015-0282 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2035080496
Cited by
110
References
23
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FWCI
6.24
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Fertility and Sterility (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
  • Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
  • Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Fundação Instituto de Pesquisas Econômicas
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Endometriosis Research and Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Ovarian function and disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Reproductive Biology and Fertility
Keywords
endometriosis, ovarian reserve, anti-Müllerian hormone, antral follicle count, follicle size, tubal occlusion, female infertility, follicle-stimulating hormone
MeSH terms
Adult, Endometriosis, Fallopian Tube Diseases, Female, Follicle Stimulating Hormone, Ovarian Follicle, Humans, Infertility, Female, Prospective Studies, Cohort Studies, Biomarkers, Case-Control Studies, Anti-Mullerian Hormone

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