COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SERUM ANTI-MULLERIAN HORMONE, SERUM FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE AND SERUM ESTRADIOL IN THE PREDICTION OF OVARIAN RESERVE

A number of ovarian reserve tests are being used to determine oocyte reserve to help predict in vitro fertilization outcome. This study was undertaken to find if any correlation exists between levels of Anti-Mullerian (AMH), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and estradiol (Et), with the ovarian reserve. Purposive sampling was undertaken. Infertility patients seeking treatment at Jaipur Fertility and Medical Research Centre, a tertiary care unit of Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Hospital from May-Dec2011 were included in the study. In all 105 patients were studied. Serum levels of hormones were determined at day 3 and ovarian follicle response was assessed on day of administration of HCG. Results revealed that Serum AMH was significantly correlated (r 0.302 p<0.001) with higher follicular response while FSH (r 0.0283 p>0.1) and Et (r 0.999 p>0.1) were not found to have any such association with ovarian reserve in the study.