The method used to assess infertility in at-home tests might not be the best for identifying which women will have trouble getting pregnant, according to new research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine.
The study found that the cutoffs used by such infertility tests, which measure levels of a molecule called follicle stimulating hormone or FSH, label many women as infertile who actually go on to have children naturally.
It also suggests that another hormone, called antimullerian hormone or AMH, could prove to be a much better harbinger of infertility.
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The study found that the cutoffs used by such infertility tests, which measure levels of a molecule called follicle stimulating hormone or FSH, label many women as infertile who actually go on to have children naturally.
It also suggests that another hormone, called antimullerian hormone or AMH, could prove to be a much better harbinger of infertility.
