Anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) and embryo quality assessed by time-lapse imaging (TLI): a cross-sectional observational study

Purpose Serum anti-Mullerian hormone shows a strong positive correlation to the quantitative ovarian reserve but its correlation to embryo quality is unclear. This study assessed the association between serum AMH as a marker of ovarian reserve and embryo quality, using the technology of time-lapse i...

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Published inArchives of gynecology and obstetrics Vol. 296; no. 3; pp. 583 - 587
Main Authors Bhide, P., Escriba, M., Srikantharajah, A., Joshi, H., Gudi, A., Shah, A., Acharya, G., Homburg, R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.09.2017
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Cattle
Embryos
Endocrinology
Fertility
Gynecologic Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine
Gynecology
Human Genetics
In vitro fertilization
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Observational studies
Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery
Quality
Time-lapse imaging
Embryoscope
Ovarian reserve
Anti-Mullerian hormone
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Summary:Purpose Serum anti-Mullerian hormone shows a strong positive correlation to the quantitative ovarian reserve but its correlation to embryo quality is unclear. This study assessed the association between serum AMH as a marker of ovarian reserve and embryo quality, using the technology of time-lapse imaging of the embryos in women undergoing in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment. Methods 304 embryos from 198 women undergoing IVF were included in the study. Serum AMH was assessed for all women. Embryo quality was assessed with the known implantation data (KID) score generated by the time-lapse imaging system. Results There was no statistically significant difference in mean serum AMH among different KID score categories ( p  = 0.135). This remained non-significant after controlling for confounding variables ( p  = 0.305). Conclusions The results of our study show no significant association between serum AMH and embryo quality in women undergoing IVF treatment when embryo quality was assessed using the KID scores generated by time-lapse imaging which is a better method of embryo assessment rather than conventional morphological assessment.
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ISSN:0932-0067
1432-0711
1432-0711
DOI:10.1007/s00404-017-4453-2