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Another way to quantify the follicle excess of PCO: Serum AMH level
In addition, high serum AMH reflects the granulosa cell dysfunction of PCO
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Serum AMH
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Another way to quantify the follicle excess of PCO:
Serum AMH level
Expression of AMH by human follicles according to their sizes. Weenen et coll,
Mol Hum Reprod. 2004;10:77-83
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Controls
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MildGrPoCupO3S Full PCOS
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Correlation between follicle number at U/ S(FN) and serum AMH in PCO(S) and control populations
Dewailly et al., Hum Reprod, 2011, 26:3123-9
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r=0.77
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AMH (pMoL/L)