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Inhibin A and B levels in serum and follicular fluids of women with various reproductive failures undergoing in vitro fertilization
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Objective Ovarian inhibins (INH) are hormones participating in the regulation of gametogenesis. We monitored inhibin A and B levels in serum (S) and follicular fluids (FF), depending on the type of fertility failure and treatment outcome. Material and methods We examined INHA and B levels in S and FF of 72 women undergoing ovarian stimulation for in vitro fertilization, including embryo transfer We took serum samples at the time of egg collection (S1), embryo transfer (S2), and diagnostics of early pregnancy (S3). FF samples were obtained during egg collection. INH A and B levels were measured by ELISA set kit in all media. Results Healthy women had median of INHA S1 592.02pg/ml INHA S2 593.58pg/ml, INHA S3 15.17pg/ml and INH B S1 242.46pg/ml, INH B S2 and INH B S3 zero levels. Women with ovarian disorders had significantly lower levels of INH A S1 and INH A S2 (p Conclusions WE confirmed differences in the levels of inhibins in sera depending on type of fertility failure. Inhibin B better reflected the presence of an oocyte. The potential paracrine role of inhibins needs to be examined to improve preparation for the in vitro fertilization treatment (IVF).
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“Conversely, women with PCOS are characterized by lower activin (Eldar‐Geva et al., 2001; Norman et al., 2001) and higher inhibin (Babćová et al., 2015; Tsigkou et al., 2008), compared with controls.”
From Endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome are diametric disorders (2021) · cites this paper as Babćová et al., 2015
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Endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome are diametric disorders
Dinsdale, N. L., & Crespi, B. J. (2021) · Evolutionary Applications · doi:10.1111/eva.13244 · Cited by 90
“Conversely, women with PCOS are characterized by lower activin (Eldar- Geva et al., 2001; Norman et al., 2001) and higher inhibin (Babćová et al., 2015; Tsigkou et al., 2008), compared with controls.”
BackgroundAdu‐Gyamfi, E. A., Djankpa, F. T., Nelson, W., Czika, A., Sah, S. K., Lamptey, J., Ding, Y., & Wang, Y.-X. (2020) · Cytokine · doi:10.1016/j.cyto.2020.155105 · Cited by 56
Zhang, H., Liu, J., Mou, C., Tang, Y., & Lv, Y. (2025) · Reproductive Sciences · doi:10.1007/s43032-025-02007-1
“INH-B, produced mainly by granulosa cells in ovarian follicles, is vital for regulating reproductive function [ 32 , 37 ].”
Decline in Female Fertility After 40 Years
Šorak, M., Sazdanovic, P. S., Tulić, L., Garalejić, E., Arsic, B., & Arsenijevic, N. S. (2018) · Serbian Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research · doi:10.2478/sjecr-2018-0073
“Since the Inhibin B (dimeric polypeptide secreted by ovarian granulosa cells) is predominantly secreted in the early antral follicles, decrease in the value of inhibin B in serum directly indicates a decrease in antral follicles “pull” in the ovaries (12).”
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- Authors
- Babčová, K., Ulčová-Gallová, Z., Rumpík, D., Mičanová, Z., & Bibková, K.
- Affiliations
- Charles University (CZ)
- Venue
- Polish Gynaecology
- Publisher
- VM Media Group sp. z o.o
- Published
- 2015
- Volume
- 86
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 726-730
- ISSN
- 0017-0011 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2213557180
- Cited by
- 4
- References
- 13
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 1
- FWCI
- 0.36
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by-nc-nd
- Locations
- Ginekologia Polska (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Via Medica Journals (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Reproductive Biology and Fertility
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Ovarian function and disorders
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Keywords
- inhibin A, inhibin B, follicular fluid, female infertility, polycystic ovary syndrome, endometriosis, ovulation induction, in vitro fertilization, embryo transfer, paracrine signaling, early pregnancy
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Embryo Transfer, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Female, Fertilization in Vitro, Humans, Infertility, Female, Inhibins, Pregnancy, Biomarkers
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