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The role of anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH) in girls and adolescents
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Affiliations- Chair and Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Oncological Gynecology, School of Health Science in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Poland.
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Abstract
Anti-mullerian hormone (AMH) is produced by the granular cells of primary, preantral and antral follicles. The circulating levels of AMH in adult women reflect the number of remaining primordial follicles. AMH determination plays an increasingly important role in diagnostics in endocrinology and gynecology in adult women. Although the determination of AMH levels is used in pediatric practice, still little is known about its role in various pubertal disorders in girls. This article presents the clinical use of AMH in girls and adolescents.
Abstract
Anti-mullerian hormone (AMH) is produced by the granular cells of primary, preantral and antral follicles. The circulating levels of AMH in adult women reflect the number of remaining primordial follicles. AMH determination plays an increasingly important role in diagnostics in endocrinology and gynecology in adult women. Although the determination of AMH levels is used in pediatric practice, still little is known about its role in various pubertal disorders in girls. This article presents the clinical use of AMH in girls and adolescents.
Keywords
Anti-Müllerian Hormone; AMH; adolescents; puberty
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The role of anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH) in girls and adolescents
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525-527
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2021-05-13
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Ginekol Pol 2021;92(7):525-527.
Keywords
Anti-Müllerian Hormone
AMH
adolescents
puberty
Authors
Iwona J. Czech
Agnieszka Drosdzol-Cop
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