Friday 6 December 2013

AMH (Anti-Mullarian hormone)

AMH (Anti-Mullarian hormone) level measurement is used to estimate the ovarian reserve.
AMH is produced by the ovarian anthral follicles.
Normal AMH levels indicate good ovarian reserve.
And people with normal AMH levels will have high IVF success rate.

Normal range:
-AMH value of > 0.8 ng/ml indicates good ovarian reserve.
-AMH results between 0.7 to 3.5 can be taken as normal.
-Levels less than 0.7 indicates decreasing ovarian reserve.
-And levels above 3.5 indicates poly cystic ovary syndrome.

Doctors usually check for Anti-Mullarian hormone levels when planning for IVF.
If a woman want to postpone the pregnancy after 30 years, better to check AMH levels periodically to know their ovarian reserve.
If ovarian reserve appears as decreasing, better to plan for pregnancy early. 

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