Tight interplay in early pregnancy between follistatin and anti-mullerian hormone in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)

Follistatin levels increase during the course of pregnancy and may play a role in ovarian arrest, reflected by the simultaneous decrease of anti-mullerian-hormone (AMH) levels. The aim of the study was to investigate AMH and follistatin levels during the hormonal window at the beginning of pregnancy...

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Main Authors: Köninger, Angela (Author) , Strowitzki, Thomas (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 16 February 2018
In: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics
Year: 2018, Volume: 297, Issue: 5, Pages: 1307-1316
ISSN:1432-0711
DOI:10.1007/s00404-018-4718-4
Online Access:Resolving-System, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-018-4718-4
Verlag: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00404-018-4718-4
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Author Notes:Angela Köninger, Antje Kampmeier, Pawel Mach, Boerge Schmidt, Thomas Strowitzki, Rainer Kimmig, Alexandra Gellhaus
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Summary:Follistatin levels increase during the course of pregnancy and may play a role in ovarian arrest, reflected by the simultaneous decrease of anti-mullerian-hormone (AMH) levels. The aim of the study was to investigate AMH and follistatin levels during the hormonal window at the beginning of pregnancy.
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ISSN:1432-0711
DOI:10.1007/s00404-018-4718-4