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<journal>
<title>International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine</title>
<title_fa>International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine</title_fa>
<short_title>IJRM</short_title>
<subject>Medical Sciences</subject>
<web_url>http://ijrm.ir</web_url>
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<journal_id_issn>2476-4108</journal_id_issn>
<journal_id_issn_online>2476-3772</journal_id_issn_online>
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<journal_id_doi>10.29252/ijrm</journal_id_doi>
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<language>en</language>
<pubdate>
	<type>jalali</type>
	<year>1389</year>
	<month>4</month>
	<day>1</day>
</pubdate>
<pubdate>
	<type>gregorian</type>
	<year>2010</year>
	<month>7</month>
	<day>1</day>
</pubdate>
<volume>8</volume>
<number>4</number>
<publish_type>online</publish_type>
<publish_edition>1</publish_edition>
<article_type>fulltext</article_type>
<articleset>
	<article>


	<language>en</language>
	<article_id_doi></article_id_doi>
	<title_fa></title_fa>
	<title>The correlation between follicular fluid anti-mullerian hormone levels and fertilization and embryo quality in ART cycles</title>
	<subject_fa></subject_fa>
	<subject></subject>
	<content_type_fa>Original Article</content_type_fa>
	<content_type>Original Article</content_type>
	<abstract_fa></abstract_fa>
	<abstract>&lt;strong&gt;Background:&lt;/strong&gt; Determination of oocyte and embryo quality are one of the most important goals in IVF. Anti-mullerian hormone (AMH) is secreted by the ovarian granulosa cells into blood flow and follicular fluid. Follicular fluid anti-mullerian hormone level is probably a marker of activity of granulose cells. &lt;strong&gt;Objective:&lt;/strong&gt; To evaluate whether high level of follicular fluid anti-mullerian hormone level is related to success of fertilization and better embryo quality. &lt;strong&gt;Materials and Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; 62 women, whose follicular fluid sample was obtained from a single follicle in each patient, underwent IVF with GnRH-agonist long protocol. Based on oocyte fertilization, the patients were divided into fertilized group (n=42) and non-fertilized group (n=20). FF AMH levels were measured in both groups and the quality of embryos was determined in fertilized group.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Results: &lt;/strong&gt;Median of FF AMH level in fertilized group was higher than that in non-fertilized group (5.7ng/ml v.s. 2.7ng/ml) and a statistically significant difference was observed between the two groups. There was a significant difference between FF AMH level and scores of embryos (p&lt;0.001). The medians levels of FF AMH were 6.7ng/ml in good quality embryos and 3.80ng/ml in fair quality embryos.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; Our results indicate that FF AMH level has positive correlation with fertilization and embryo quality; therefore, it can be considered as a marker of IVF outcome.</abstract>
	<keyword_fa></keyword_fa>
	<keyword>Anti-mullerian hormone, Follicular fluid, Fertilization, Embryo quality, In-vitro fertilization.</keyword>
	<start_page>157</start_page>
	<end_page>160</end_page>
	<web_url>http://ijrm.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-549-195&amp;slc_lang=en&amp;sid=1</web_url>


<author_list>
	<author>
	<first_name>Abbas</first_name>
	<middle_name></middle_name>
	<last_name>Aflatoonian</last_name>
	<suffix></suffix>
	<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
	<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
	<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
	<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
	<email></email>
	<code></code>
	<orcid></orcid>
	<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
	<affiliation>Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Research and Clinical Center for Infertility, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran</affiliation>
	<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
	 </author>


	<author>
	<first_name>Mehri</first_name>
	<middle_name></middle_name>
	<last_name>Mashayekhy</last_name>
	<suffix></suffix>
	<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
	<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
	<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
	<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
	<email>Dr.Mashayekhy@yahoo.com</email>
	<code></code>
	<orcid></orcid>
	<coreauthor>Yes
</coreauthor>
	<affiliation>Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Research and Clinical Center for Infertility, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran</affiliation>
	<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
	 </author>


	<author>
	<first_name>Farnaz</first_name>
	<middle_name></middle_name>
	<last_name>Mohamadian</last_name>
	<suffix></suffix>
	<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
	<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
	<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
	<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
	<email></email>
	<code></code>
	<orcid></orcid>
	<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
	<affiliation>Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Research and Clinical Center for Infertility, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran</affiliation>
	<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
	 </author>


	<author>
	<first_name>Fatemeh</first_name>
	<middle_name></middle_name>
	<last_name>Mansoori Moghaddam</last_name>
	<suffix></suffix>
	<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
	<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
	<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
	<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
	<email></email>
	<code></code>
	<orcid></orcid>
	<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
	<affiliation>Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Research and Clinical Center for Infertility, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran</affiliation>
	<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
	 </author>


</author_list>


	</article>
</articleset>
</journal>
