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ArticlePloS one2013

Role of baseline antral follicle count and anti-Mullerian hormone in prediction of cumulative live birth in the first in vitro fertilisation cycle: a retrospective cohort analysis.

Hang Wun Raymond Li, Vivian Chi Yan Lee, Estella Yee Lan Lau, William Shu Biu Yeung, Pak Chung Ho, Ernest Hung Yu Ng

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Article in PloS one, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Hang Wun Raymond LiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Centre of Assisted Reproduction and Embryology, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.
Vivian Chi Yan Lee
Estella Yee Lan Lau
William Shu Biu Yeung
Pak Chung Ho
Ernest Hung Yu Ng
Queen Mary Hospital · CNUniversity of Hong Kong · HK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis retrospective study determined for the first time the role of baseline antral follicle count (AFC) and serum anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) level in the first in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) cycle in predicting cumulative live birth from one stimulation cycle.

methodsWe studied 1,156 women (median age 35 years) undergoing the first IVF cycle. Baseline AFC and AMH level on the day before ovarian stimulation were analysed. The main outcome measure was cumulative live birth in the fresh plus all the frozen embryo transfers after the same stimulation cycle.

resultsSerum AMH was significantly correlated with AFC. Both AMH and AFC showed significant correlation with age and ovarian response in the stimulated cycle and total number of transferrable embryos. Baseline AFC and serum AMH were significantly higher in subjects attaining a live birth than those who did not in the fresh stimulated cycle, as well as those attaining cumulative live birth. There was a significant trend of higher cumulative live birth rate in women with higher AMH or AFC. However, logistic regression revealed that both AMH and AFC were not significant predictors of cumulative live birth after adjusting for age and number of embryos available for transfer. Considering only one single predictor, the areas under the ROC curves for AMH (0.646, 95% CI 0.616-0.675) and age (0.648, 95% CI 0.618-0.677) were slightly higher than that for AFC (0.617, 95% CI 0.587-0.647) in predicting cumulative live birth. However, a model combining AMH (with or without AFC) and age of the women only classified an addition of less than 2% of subjects correctly compared to the model with age alone.

conclusionBaseline AFC and serum AMH have only modest predictive performance on the occurrence of cumulative live birth, and may not give additional value on top of the women's age.

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Live BirthAdultAnti-Mullerian HormoneCohort StudiesFemaleFertilization in VitroHumansOvarian FolliclePregnancyRetrospective StudiesAnti-Mullerian Hormone

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PMID23637787
PMCPMC3634063
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