Does anti-Mullerian hormone predict menopause in the general population? Results of a prospective ongoing cohort study
Does anti-Mullerian hormone predict menopause in the general population? Results of a prospective ongoing cohort study
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DOI:
10.1093/humrep/dew112
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发表时间:
2016-07-01
影响因子:
6.1
通讯作者:
Broekmans, F. J. M.
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作者:
Depmann, M.;Eijkemans, M. J. C.;Broekmans, F. J. M.
STUDY QUESTION: Do ovarian reserve tests (ORTs) predict age at natural menopause (ANM) in a cohort of healthy women with a regular menstrual cycle?SUMMARY ANSWER: Of the ORTs researched, anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) alone predicts age at menopause. However, its predictive value decreased with increasing age of the woman, prediction intervals were broad and extreme ages at menopause could not be predicted.WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: A fixed interval is hypothesized to exist between ANM and age at loss of natural fertility. Therefore, if it is possible to predict ANM, one could identify women destined for early menopause and thus at higher risk for age-related subfertility. Of ORTs researched in the prediction of ANM, AMH is the most promising one.STUDY DESIGN, STUDY SIZE AND DURATION: A long-term, extended follow-up study was conducted, results of the first follow-up round were previously published. Two hundred and sixty-five normo-ovulatory women (21-46 years) were included between 1992 and 2001, 49 women (18.5%) could not be reached in the current follow-up round.PARTICIPANTS, SETTING, METHODS: Two hundred and sixty-five healthy normo-ovulatory women were included, recruited in an Academic hospital. We measured baseline AMH, follicle-stimulating hormone and the antral follicle count (AFC). At follow-up (2009 and 2013), menopausal status was determined via questionnaires. Cox regression analysis calculated time to menopause (TTM) using age and ORT. A check of (non-) proportionality of the predictive effect of AMH was performed. A Weibull survival model was used in order to predict individual ANM.MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE: In total, 155 women were available for analyses. Eighty-one women(37.5%) had become post-menopausal during follow-up. Univariable Cox regression analysis demonstrated age and ORTs to be significantly correlated with TTM. Multivariable Cox regression analysis, adjusting for baseline age and smoking; however, demonstrated AMH alone to be an independent predictor of TTM (Hazard Ratio 0.70, 95% Confidence Interval 0.56-0.86, P-value