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Anti-Müllerian hormone and pregnancy after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for multiple sclerosis

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  • Lida Zafeiri
  • Torbjörn Åkerfeldt
  • Andreas Tolf
  • Kristina Carlson
  • Alkistis Skalkidou
  • Joachim Burman

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Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) has been approved for multiple sclerosis (MS) in many European countries. A large proportion of patients are women of child-bearing age. For them, AHSCT may have negative consequences for reproductive health, since the ovaries are particularly susceptible to alkylating agents. Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) reflects the ovarian reserve and has been suggested as a potential biomarker of fertility in women. The aim of this study was to investigate AMH levels in relation to age and reproductive potential in MS patients treated with AHSCT. The study cohort comprised 38 female patients, aged 20–44 years, who underwent AHSCT for MS using a cyclophosphamide (200 mg/kg)/rabbit—anti-thymocyte globulin (6 mg/kg) conditioning regimen between 2013–2020. Clinal follow-up visits were made 3 months after AHSCT and then yearly. AMH was analysed in blood samples. The median age at transplantation was 28 years (interquartile range, IQR 25–33). The median AMH concentration was 23 pmol/l at baseline (IQR 6.0–30), 0.5 pmol/l at 3 months (IQR 0–1.5) and 1.1 pmol/l at 2 years (IQR 0–2.9). A multiple linear regression model was used to determine if age and/or AHSCT influenced AMH values; both significantly did (age, -0.21 per year, p = 0.018; AHSCT -19, p

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  • Lida Zafeiri & Torbjörn Åkerfeldt & Andreas Tolf & Kristina Carlson & Alkistis Skalkidou & Joachim Burman, 2023. "Anti-Müllerian hormone and pregnancy after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for multiple sclerosis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 18(4), pages 1-5, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0284288
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0284288
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