Journal
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
Volume 105, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
ENDOCRINE SOC
DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgz283
Keywords
female reproductive endocrinology; aging; gonadotropins; inhibin/activin/follistatin/AMH; menopause; ovaries
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- National Institutes of Health (NIH), DHHS, through the National Institute on Aging (NIA)
- National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
- NIH Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) [U01NR004061, U01AG012505, U01AG012535, U01AG012531, U01AG012539, U01AG012546, U01AG012553, U01AG012554, U01AG012495, U01AG017719]
- NIA [U01AG012531]
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Background: A test that helps predict the time to the final menstrual period (FMP) has been sought for many years. Objective: To assess the ability of antimullerian hormone (AMH) measurements to predictions the time to FMP. Design: Prospective longitudinal cohort study. Setting: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation. Participants and Measurements: AMH and FSH were measured in 1537 pre- or early perimenopausal women, mean age 47.5 +/- 2.6 years at baseline, then serially until 12 months of amenorrhea occurred. AMH was measured using a 2-site ELISA with a detection limit of 1.85 pg/mL. Main Outcome Measure: Areas under the receiver operating curves (AUC) for AMH-based and FSH-based predictions of time to FMP, stratified by age. Probabilities that women would undergo their FMP in the next 12, 24, or 36 months across a range of AMH values were assessed. Results: AUCs for predicting that the FMP will occur within the next 24 months were significantly greater for AMH-based than FSH-based models. The probability that a woman with an AMH <10 pg/mL would undergo her FMP within the next 12 months ranged from 51% at h<48 years of age to 79% at >= 51 years. The probability that a woman with an AMH >100 pg/mL would not undergo her FMP within the next 12 months ranged from 97% in women <48 years old to 90% in women >= 51 years old. Conclusions: AMH measurement helps estimate when a woman will undergo her FMP, and, in general, does so better than FSH.
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