Table 2 AMH and pituitary-gonadal hormones (median ± SD) observed during the menstrual cycle; see also protocol section. Median and 25th and 75th percentile values are reported in brackets

AMH (pmol/l)

9.79 ± 11.46 (7.14;1.57–12.29)

8.71 ± 10.54 (3.75;1.48–16.13)

21.28 ± 23.82 (13.50; 5.14–29.32)

< 0.0001; a

FSH (IU/l)

12.6 ± 12.4 (8.6; 6.2–13.8)

15.3 ± 15.4 (11.0; 6.6–17.9)

10.1 ± 12.0 (6.8; 4.9–10.2)

0.005; b

Estradiol (pmol/l)

210.8 ± 87.6 (176.2; 147–247)

162.8 ± 65.9 (168.9; 109–209)

204.1 ± 171.3 (157.9;105–209)

0.10

Progesterone (nmol/l)

22.2 ± 18.1 (22.3; 4.8–33.5)

25.2 ± 16.6 (23.4; 14.9–36.4)

23.0 ± 24.2 (19.5; 3.7–30.2)

0.64

PRL (μg/l)

12.3 ± 8.5 (9.6; 6.3–16.0)

13.8 ± 6.6 (13.7; 7.6–17.7)

14.8 ± 8.4 (13.3; 8.5–18.6)

0.06