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Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH), Female
Test Code37227
CPT Codes
82166
Preferred Specimen
0.5 mL serum
Minimum Volume
0.3 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Plasma collected in: Lithium heparin (green-top) tube
Instructions
Separate serum/plasma from the cells within 2 hours of collection, ship in a plastic leak-proof container refrigerated or frozen.
Administration of STRENSIQ may interfere in certain assays and may falsely elevate values. For patients receiving STRENSIQ, consideration should be given to using alternate methods.
Administration of STRENSIQ may interfere in certain assays and may falsely elevate values. For patients receiving STRENSIQ, consideration should be given to using alternate methods.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 24 hours
Refrigerated: 6 days
Frozen: 28 days
Refrigerated: 6 days
Frozen: 28 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Hemolysis • Lipemia • Received room temperature
Methodology
Immunoassay (IA)
Setup Schedule
Sets up 6 days a week.
Clinical Significance
AMH-MIS may be used in the investigation of ovarian reserve since AMH concentrations in adult women reflect the number of small antral and preantral follicles entering the growth phase of their life cycle. These follicles are proportional to the number of primordial follicles that still remain in the ovary, or the ovarian reserve.
AMH decreases throughout a woman's reproductive life, which reflects the continuous decline of the oocyte/follicle pool with age and, accordingly, ovarian aging.
AMH decreases throughout a woman's reproductive life, which reflects the continuous decline of the oocyte/follicle pool with age and, accordingly, ovarian aging.
