V.K. Genro1,2,3,4, M. Grynberg1,2,3, J.B. Scheffer1,2,3, I. Roux1,2,3, R. Frydman1,2,3 and R. Fanchin1,2,3,*1Service de Gynécologie-Obstétrique et Médecine de la Reproduction, AP-HP, Hôpital Antoine Béclère, 157, rue de la Porte de Trivaux, Clamart F-92141, France 2Univ Paris-Sud, Clamart F-92140, France 3INSERM, U782, Clamart F-92140, France 4Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), Porto Alegre, Brazil *Correspondence address. Tel: +33-1-45-37-40-53; Fax: +33-1-45-37-49-80; E-mail: renato.fanchin{at}abc.ap-hop-paris.frReceived August 25, 2010. Revision received November 9, 2010. Accepted November 24, 2010. BACKGROUND Since in rodents anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) has been shown to inhibit antral follicle responsiveness to FSH, we aimed at verifying whether a relationship exists between serum AMH levels and antral follicle responsiveness to exogenous FSH in normo-cycling women. METHODS Serum AMH, estradiol (E2) and FSH levels were prospectively measured on cycle day 3 in patients undergoing controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) with a time-release GnRH agonist and standardized FSH doses. In 162 patients, follicles were counted after pituitary suppression and before FSH administration (baseline; small antral follicles; 3–8 mm), and on the day of hCG (dhCG; pre-ovulatory follicles; 16–22 mm). Antral follicle responsiveness to FSH was estimated by the Follicular Output RaTe (FORT), determined by the ratio pre-ovulatory follicle count on dhCG × 100/small antral follicle count at baseline. RESULTS Serum AMH levels were positively correlated with the number of small antral follicles at baseline (r = 0.59; P < 0.0001) and pre-ovulatory follicles on dhCG (r = 0.17; P < 0.04). Overall, FORT was 47.5 ± 1.4% and failed to be influenced by the woman's age, BMI or basal E2 and FSH level. Conversely, multiple regression analysis showed that FORT was negatively correlated with AMH levels (r = -0.30; P < 0.001), irrespective of duration of COH and total FSH dose. CONCLUSIONS The percentage of follicles that effectively respond to FSH by reaching pre-ovulatory maturation is negatively and independently related to serum AMH levels. Although the mechanisms underlying this finding remain unclear, it is in keeping with the hypothesis that AMH inhibits follicle sensitivity to FSH. © The Author 2010. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com This ArticleHum. Reprod. (2011) 26 (3): 671-677. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deq361 First published online: December 21, 2010
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