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Does loop electrosurgical excision procedure of the uterine cervix affect anti-Mullerian hormone levels?


ABSTRACT: A delayed time to pregnancy was recently reported for women who had a loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) to remove cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) grade 2 or 3. The objective of the current study was to determine if treatment of CIN with LEEP is associated with decreased levels of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH), a marker of ovarian reserve.AMH levels were measured in 18 women treated with LEEP and 18 age-matched controls, who had colposcopy only and did not require LEEP. Cases and controls had their blood drawn at study entry time zero and again 6 months later.The mean AMH level decreased significantly from baseline to follow-up; however, no significant differences were observed when stratifying by LEEP status, suggesting that both groups experienced a similar decrease in AMH levels during the follow-up period. Although women treated with LEEP had lower overall AMH levels than controls at both baseline and follow-up, these differences were not statistically significant.Overall, the delayed time to pregnancy observed in women treated with LEEP is likely not due to a LEEP-associated decrease in ovarian reserve as measured by AMH; thus, other mechanism are responsible for the delayed time to pregnancy associated with LEEP.

SUBMITTER: Sklavos MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3953513 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Does loop electrosurgical excision procedure of the uterine cervix affect anti-Müllerian hormone levels?

Sklavos Martha M MM   Spracklen Cassandra N CN   Saftlas Audrey F AF   Pinto Ligia A LA  

BioMed research international 20140223


<h4>Background</h4>A delayed time to pregnancy was recently reported for women who had a loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) to remove cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) grade 2 or 3. The objective of the current study was to determine if treatment of CIN with LEEP is associated with decreased levels of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH), a marker of ovarian reserve.<h4>Methods</h4>AMH levels were measured in 18 women treated with LEEP and 18 age-matched controls, who had colposcopy o  ...[more]

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