Category
SPECIAL CHEMISTRY.
Sub Category
ENDOCRINE
Synonyms/Aliases
ANTI-MULLERIAN HORMONE; MULLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; MULLERIAN INHIBITING HORMONE; MULLERIAN INHIBITING SUBSTANCE
Abbreviations
AMH; MIF; MIH; MIS
Type
INDIVIDUAL TEST
Results
RESULTS READY/ REPORTED IN 3 HOURS
Method
IMMUNOASSAY
Temp
REFRIGERATED
Setup
BATCHED.
Components Parameters
NOT APPLICABLE
PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS
Test Ordering Instructions
FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY.
Patient preparation
NO PREPARATION REQUIRED (NOT DEPENDENT ON MENSTRUAL CYCLE PHASE).
Sample type
SERUM. HEPARIN PLASMA IS AN ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATE SPECIMEN.
Container/ preservative
SERUM SEPARATOR TUBE (SST/ GEL) OR PLAIN (RED TOP) VACUTAINER.
Sample volume
AT LEAST 3ML
Rejection criteria
LABELING ISSUE (UNLABELED/ MISLABELED); MISSING REQUEST FORM; MISMATCH BETWEEN REQUEST FORM & SAMPLE DETAILS; MISSING AGE/ GENDER; WRONG SAMPLE TYPE; INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE.
Other Instructions
CENTRIFUGE SST (SERUM GEL TUBES) WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION. CENTRIFUGE RED TOP VACUTAINERS AND ALIQUOT SERUM WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION. THE SEPARATION VIAL MUST BE LABELED WITH AT LEAST 2 PATIENT IDENTIFIERS AND THE SAMPLE TYPE.
Reference intervals
INTERPRETIVE DATA IS PROVIDED ON THE REPORT.
Clinical Utility
ASSESSMENT OF OVARIAN RESERVE/ FERTILITY POTENTIAL E.G. IN PATIENTS SUSPECTED TO HAVE PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE OR UNDERGOING ASSISTED REPRODUCTION / IVF. ASSESSMENT OF AMBIGUOUS GENITALIA AND OTHER DISORDERS OF SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT (DSD). MALE FERTILITY ASSESSMENT. LEVELS MAY BE INCREASED IN PATIENTS WITH POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME (PCOS).
Test Limitations/ Confounders
IMMUNOASSAY INTERFERENCE CAN GIVE RISE TO SPURIOUS RESULTS. SUCH INTERFERENCE CAN ARISE FROM PRESENCE OF HETEROPHILE ANTIBODIES, ANTI-ANIMAL ANTIBODIES, AUTOANTIBODIES, PARAPROTEINS, BIOTIN ETC. RESULTS SHOULD ALWAYS BE CORRELATED WITH CLINICAL FINDINGS.