Longitudinal Anti-Müllerian Hormone in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: An Acupuncture Randomized Clinical Trial
Joint Authors
Franasiak, Jason
Young, Steven L.
Williams, Christopher D.
Pastore, Lisa M.
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-08-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Others have studied acupuncture treatment for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Anti-müllerian hormone (AMH) is positively correlated with the ovarian follicle pool, thus making it a useful ovarian reserve measure.
AMH is elevated in women with PCOS and has been suggested as a diagnostic tool.
This study examined the impact of electroacupuncture on AMH concentration in women with PCOS.
Seventy-one women with PCOS participated in a randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled clinical trial of acupuncture.
Three longitudinal AMH samples over the 5-month protocol were compared with objective ovulation parameters primarily using nonparametric statistics.
Results indicated that AMH levels in PCOS were higher than published norms in women without PCOS.
There was no difference between the true and sham acupuncture arms in the change in AMH longitudinally.
Baseline AMH, but not the change in AMH over time, was inversely correlated with ovulation and menstrual cycle frequencies in both arms combined (P<0.001).
In conclusion, AMH correlated with an increased likelihood of monthly ovulation, as expected from the literature on women without PCOS.
The lack of difference by intervention in AMH was consistent with the underlying clinical trial.
AMH may be clinically useful to predict which PCOS women are more likely to respond to an intervention.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Franasiak, Jason& Young, Steven L.& Williams, Christopher D.& Pastore, Lisa M.. 2012. Longitudinal Anti-Müllerian Hormone in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: An Acupuncture Randomized Clinical Trial. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Franasiak, Jason…[et al.]. Longitudinal Anti-Müllerian Hormone in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: An Acupuncture Randomized Clinical Trial. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-992840
American Medical Association (AMA)
Franasiak, Jason& Young, Steven L.& Williams, Christopher D.& Pastore, Lisa M.. Longitudinal Anti-Müllerian Hormone in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: An Acupuncture Randomized Clinical Trial. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-992840
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-992840