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Review
. 2018 Dec;25(6):377-384.
doi: 10.1097/MED.0000000000000445.

Anti-müllerian hormone in the pathophysiology and diagnosis of polycystic ovarian syndrome

Agathe Dumont  1 , Geoffroy Robin, Didier Dewailly
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Review

Anti-müllerian hormone in the pathophysiology and diagnosis of polycystic ovarian syndrome

Agathe Dumont et al. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes. 2018 Dec.

Abstract

Purpose of review: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is the most common cause of chronic anovulation and hyperandrogenism in young women and represents a true public health concern and an economic burden.

Recent findings: The pathophysiology of PCOS is still not fully understood, but progresses have been made and the relationships between anti mullerian hormone (AMH), follicle stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, E2 and androgens have been explored. The follicle excess plays a central role in the syndrome and AMH is definitively a major component of this phenomena.

Summary: The aim of this chapter is to present the recent work studying the role of AMH in the pathophysiology of PCOS and to discuss the improvement that serum AMH assay brings in the diagnosis of PCOS.

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