Anti-Müllerian Hormone and OPU-ICSI Outcome in the Mare

Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) reflects the population of growing follicles and has been related to mammalian fertility. In the horse, clinical application of ovum pick-up and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (OPU-ICSI) is increasing, but results depend largely on the individuality of the mare. The ai...

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Published in:Animals (Basel) 2021-07, Vol.11 (7), p.2004
Main Authors: Papas, Marion, Govaere, Jan, Peere, Sofie, Gerits, Ilse, Van de Velde, Margot, Angel-Velez, Daniel, De Coster, Tine, Van Soom, Ann, Smits, Katrien
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal husbandry
anti-müllerian hormone
Blastocysts
Blood
Breeding
Breeding success
Embryos
Fertility
Follicles
Gametocytes
Horses
ICSI
In vitro fertilization
Injection
mare
Oocytes
OPU
Ovaries
Reproduction
Sperm
Ultrasonic imaging
Womens health
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Summary:Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) reflects the population of growing follicles and has been related to mammalian fertility. In the horse, clinical application of ovum pick-up and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (OPU-ICSI) is increasing, but results depend largely on the individuality of the mare. The aim of this study was to assess AMH as a predictor for the OPU-ICSI outcome in horses. Therefore, 103 mares with a total follicle count above 10 were included in a commercial OPU-ICSI session and serum AMH was determined using ELISA. Overall, the AMH level was significantly correlated with the number of aspirated follicles and the number of recovered oocytes (p < 0.001). Mares with a high AMH level (≥2.5 µg/L) yielded significantly greater numbers of follicles (22.9 ± 1.2), oocytes (13.5 ± 0.8), and blastocysts (2.1 ± 0.4) per OPU-ICSI session compared to mares with medium (1.5–2.5 µg/L) or low AMH levels (
ISSN:2076-2615
2076-2615
DOI:10.3390/ani11072004