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http://dx.doi.org/10.15204/jkobgy.2015.28.2.174

A Case Report on Four Pregnancies of Subfertile Patients with Low Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH) Level after Korean Medical Treatments  

Moon, Hyon-Ju (Womb Women-Family Korean Medical Clinic)
Cho, Hyun-Ju (Womb Women-Family Korean Medical Clinic)
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The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology / v.28, no.2, 2015 , pp. 174-182 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives : AMH (Anti-Müllerian Hormone) is considered a sensitive marker of ovarian reserve, and it tends to be included among basic fertility tests. This paper is to report four pregnancies which were achieved by subfertile women with low AMH level after Korean medical treatments. Methods : Four cases of pregnancy by subfertile women, aged 34 to 37, with low AMH level (0.04 to 0.76 ng/mL), after Korean medical treatments between July 2012 and May 2015, were analysed. The patients were diagnosed as Kidney deficiency (腎虛), Blood extravasation (瘀血) and/or Liver Qi stagnation (肝氣 鬱結). Herbal medicine, acupuncture, pharmacopuncture and moxibustion treatments were applied. Results : The four subfertile women with low AMH level achieved pregnancy after Korean medical treatments. Conclusions : The case report suggests that Korean medical treatment can be an effective option for subfertile women with low AMH level before Assisted Reproductive Technology.
Keywords
Anti-Mullerian hormone; Infertility; Subfertility;
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