Table 3.
Patient categories, fertility status and menstrual cycle subgroups of 71 dialysis patients of reproductive age
| Potentially fertile (n = 46) No or functional menopausea |
Infertile (n = 23) Pre- or true menopauseb |
Pregnant (n = 2) No menopausec |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular menstrual cycle (n = 29) |
Ovulatory or functional anovulatory cycle (n = 24) (low AMH: 3, AMH unknown: 1) |
Based on history and/or elevated FSH (n = 5) (low AMH: 4) |
Regular menstrual cycle before pregnancy (n = 2) |
| Irregular menstrual cycle (n = 13) |
Ovulatory or functional anovulatory cycle (n = 11) (low AMH: 1) |
Based on history and/or elevated FSH (n = 2) (low AMH: 2) |
– |
| Amenorrhea (n = 25) |
Functional menopause (n = 10) (low AMH: 3) |
Based on history and/or elevated FSH (n = 15) (low AMH: 12) |
– |
| Unknown menstrual cycle (n = 2) |
Ovulatory or functional anovulatory cycle (n = 1) (low AMH: 0) |
Based on history and/or elevated FSH (n = 1) (low AMH: 1) |
– |
FSH follicle stimulating hormone, AMH anti-Müllerian hormone
a, low AMH: 7 of 46 (15%); b, low AMH: 19 of 23 (83%); c, low AMH: 0 of 2 (0%)