Duration, recency, and type of hormonal contraceptive use and antimullerian hormone levels.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess whether the duration, recency, or type of hormonal contraceptive used is associated with antimüllerian hormone (AMH) levels, given that the existing literature regarding the association between hormonal contraceptive use and AMH levels is inconsistent.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Baseline data from the Study of the Environment, Lifestyle and Fibroids Study, a 5-year longitudinal study of African American women.

Patient(s)

The patients were 1,643 African American women aged 23-35 years at the time of blood drawing (2010-2012).

Intervention(s)

None.

Main outcome measure(s)

Serum AMH level was measured by an ultrasensitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Linear regression models were used to estimate percent differenc

SUBMITTER: Bernardi LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8217153 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature