AMH (Mullerian Inhibiting Substance), Serum Test

Anti-Mullerian hormones are also known as Mullerian inhibiting substance. AMH is produced by the granulosa cells lining the ovarian follicles so it is used to determine the number of antral follicles in the ovaries. The AMH tests are used to decide the fertility level of a woman, lower the AMH level lower is the fertility level of a woman. AMH levels decrease with growing age and don't change suddenly during the menstrual cycle. AMH levels not vary during the menstrual cycle and can be determined even on non-menstrual days. A blood test is done to check the AMH level of the patient.

The Mullerian inhibiting substance test is the common blood test in which a small amount of blood sample is required for checking the fertility potential of the patient. It is advised that patient should wear half sleeve shirt or easily foldable sleeves shirt on the day of test as blood sample are usually taken from the veins of the elbow. As mentioned above it is the common type of blood test which requires no fasting and patient can carry on with their normal diet on the day of the test. Unless advised by the doctor, no fasting is required for the oyster allergy test.

Anti-Mullerian hormones tests are useful to young ladies who don't want childbearing but want to check up their fertility before doing so. The other use of this AMH test is to measure ovarian aging in females. The most important use of AMH test is to determine the fertility potential of women and to check their ovarian responses. AMH test is more stable to determine the fertility potential of a woman as it doesn't change with the different menstrual cycle. Until the age of 32, the fertility of a woman doesn't decrease but one should always get it checked before making any future plans of childbearing.

A small amount precisely few milliliters will be drawn out from the veins of the patient by the healthcare professional. For small children or infants blood can be drawn from puncturing the skin with the help of a needle. An antiseptic is used first to clean the skin surface. For the veins to swell up an elastic band is placed around the upper arm. A needle is inserted into the vein to draw blood and is collected in a vial or syringe. The sample is carried in the vessel to the laboratory with your name placed over the vessel.