Serum anti-mullerian hormone: Correlation with the ovarian follicular dynamics in healthy mice

Objective: To evaluate the relationship between serum anti-Mullerian hormone and follicular dynamics in mice. Methods: This experimental study was conducted in November, 2014 at the Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, and comprised laboratory-bred albino mice. They were sacrifised under anaesthesia and blood was collected via cardiac puncture to assess anti-Mullerian hormone while ovaries were collected for morphometric analyses. SPSS 19 was used for data analysis. Results: There were 20 mice with a mean weight of 25±1.89 grams, while weight of the ovaries obtained from these mice was 9.6±0.92mg. The mean serum anti-Mullerian hormone was 29.89±9.7ng/ml. On average, there were 87.8+13.54 primordial follicles, 51.85±8.36 primary, 20.35±5.57 secondary, 11.30±3.38 early antral and 3.05 ± 1.27 late antral follciles (p<0.001; p=0.06). Conclusion: Association of anti-Mullerian hormone with follicle dynamics reflected its role as a true ovarian reserve marker. Its assessment was of great significance in infertile women as well as young patients receiving chemotherapy.