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Zagazig University Medical Journal ,
Zagazig University, Faculty of Medicine
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Volume 30, Issue 6, Sept. 2024
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Abstract: |
Background: Chemotherapy-induced amenorrhea (CIA) is a
surrogate for ovarian failure, which is indicative of ovarian
failure in young females taking chemotherapy. The CIA lacks
sufficient reproducibility and reliability. Our aim is to assess the
anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) concentrations before and after
chemotherapy (CTh) for premenopausal female patients with
breast cancer and to correlate AMH values with menopausal
status post-CTh.
Methods: This Prospective cohort study was conducted on 100
subjects at the Medical Oncology Department, Faculty of
Medicine, Zagazig University. Pre-menopausal condition is
characterized as two or more menstrual cycles in the 120 days
before the start of CTh in females aged 18 to 45 years. The
following data were obtained from the patient's sheets: patient
history, clinical data, and AMH, estrogen, follicular stimulating
hormone (FSH), and luteinizing hormone (LH) concentrations
were assessed at baseline. Following blood tests were done after
the end of the final cycle of CTh.
Results: Our study showed a statistically significant difference
between baseline and post-chemotherapy hormonal biomarkers
(P <0.05). AMH levels were significantly decreased from(2.97
±1.94) to (0.47 ±0.74) post-chemotherapy, and it is a sensitive
prediction biomarker for ovarian failure induced by
chemotherapy. There was a significant negative correlation
between baseline AMH with BMI (P<0.001).
Conclusions: Serum AMH is a sensitive prediction biomarker
of ovarian failure induced by chemotherapy, comparable with
FSH, LH, and Estradiol levels.
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