Reference Values for the Revised Anti-Müllerian Hormone Generation II Assay: Infertile Population-based Study

J Korean Med Sci. 2017 May;32(5):825-829. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2017.32.5.825.

Abstract

Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) is now accepted as an important clinical marker of ovarian reserve and is increasingly measured as an initial evaluation at infertility clinics. The aim of this study was to establish reference values for the revised second generation (Gen II) assay using population-based data. In this population-based cohort study, AMH data from unselected infertile women aged 25-45 years from June 2013 to June 2014 (n = 15,801) were collected. The AMH values were measured using the revised Gen II assay. We established and validated 5 AMH-age regression models. Based on the optimal AMH-age model, reference values and centile charts were obtained. The quadratic model (log AMH = 0.410 × age -0.008 × age² -3.791) was the most appropriate for describing the age-dependent decrease in AMH measured using the revised Gen II assay. This is the largest population-based study to establish age-specific reference values of AMH using the revised Gen II assay. These reference values may provide more specific information regarding the ovarian reserve estimation of infertile women.

Keywords: AMH; AMH Generation II Assay; Ovarian Reserve; Reference Values.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Anti-Mullerian Hormone / analysis*
  • Anti-Mullerian Hormone / standards
  • Cohort Studies
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / standards
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Linear Models
  • Middle Aged
  • Ovarian Reserve / physiology
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
  • Reference Values

Substances

  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
  • Anti-Mullerian Hormone