Ovarian reserve in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
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GENERAL GYNECOLOGY
Ovarian reserve in patients with ankylosing spondylitis Pınar Yalçın Bahat1 · Pınar Kadiroğulları2 · Nura Fitnat Topbas Selcuki3 · Burak Yücel1 · Kübra Çakmak4 · Eda Üreyen Özdemir5 Received: 28 May 2020 / Accepted: 25 September 2020 © Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2020
Abstract Purpose The aim of this study was to determine the autoimmune effects of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) on the fertility potential of women by evaluating ovarian reserves of AS patients. Methods A total of 104 patients, 52 in the AS group (study group) and 52 in the control group were included in the study. Ovarian reserve was evaluated by serum anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels, antral follicle count (AFC) and baseline serum follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels. Results The mean serum AMH levels were significantly lower in the study group when compared to the controls (2.203 ± 1.110 vs. 1.188 ± 0.891, p
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