2004
Serum antimüllerian hormone/müllerian-inhibiting substance appears to be a more discriminatory marker of assisted reproductive technology outcome than follicle-stimulating hormone, inhibin B, or estradiol
Hazout A, Bouchard P, Seifer DB, Aussage P, Junca AM, Cohen-Bacrie P. Serum antimüllerian hormone/müllerian-inhibiting substance appears to be a more discriminatory marker of assisted reproductive technology outcome than follicle-stimulating hormone, inhibin B, or estradiol. Fertility And Sterility 2004, 82: 1323-1329. PMID: 15533354, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.03.061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-Mullerian HormoneBiomarkersEstradiolFemaleFertilization in VitroFollicle Stimulating HormoneGlycoproteinsHumansInhibinsMultivariate AnalysisOsmolar ConcentrationOvulation InductionPredictive Value of TestsPregnancyPregnancy RateRetrospective StudiesTesticular HormonesTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsReproductive technology outcomesMullerian-inhibiting substanceYears of ageMultivariate regression analysisInhibin BPregnancy outcomesIVF outcomesAntimullerian hormoneHigher clinical pregnancy rateSerum samplesAvailable serum markersDay 3 FSHSerum antimullerian hormoneClinical pregnancy rateClinical pregnancy outcomesInhibin B levelsFollicle-stimulating hormoneConsecutive serum samplesMüllerian-inhibiting substanceGreater prognostic valueTechnology outcomesRegression analysisClinical pregnancyOvarian stimulationOvulation induction
2000
Progesterone, inhibin, and hCG multiple marker strategy to differentiate viable from nonviable pregnancies.
Phipps M, Hogan J, Peipert J, Lambert-Messerlian G, Canick J, Seifer D. Progesterone, inhibin, and hCG multiple marker strategy to differentiate viable from nonviable pregnancies. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2000, 95: 227-31. PMID: 10674584, DOI: 10.1016/s0029-7844(99)00480-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBiomarkersChorionic GonadotropinChorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, HumanCohort StudiesFemaleFetal ViabilityHumansInhibinsPredictive Value of TestsPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPregnancy OutcomePregnancy Trimester, FirstProgesteroneProspective StudiesROC CurveSensitivity and SpecificityConceptsDual-biomarker strategyMultiple biomarker strategyNonviable pregnanciesSerum progesteroneBiomarker strategiesComplaints of painProspective cohort studySymptomatic pregnant womenCombination of progesteroneCohort studyCombination of serumInhibin AUrine biomarkersFirst trimesterPregnant womenEarly gestationNonviable outcomesPregnancySingle biomarkerHCGProgesteroneSpecific biomarkersDiagnostic accuracySerum samplesBiomarkersProgesterone, Inhibin, and hCG Multiple Marker Strategy to Differentiate Viable From Nonviable Pregnancies
PHIPPS M, HOGAN J, PEIPERT J, LAMBERT-MESSERLIAN G, CANICK J, SEIFER D. Progesterone, Inhibin, and hCG Multiple Marker Strategy to Differentiate Viable From Nonviable Pregnancies. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2000, 95: 227-231. DOI: 10.1097/00006250-200002000-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBiomarkersChorionic GonadotropinChorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, HumanCohort StudiesFemaleFetal ViabilityHumansInhibinsPredictive Value of TestsPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPregnancy OutcomePregnancy Trimester, FirstProgesteroneProspective StudiesROC CurveSensitivity and SpecificityConceptsDual-biomarker strategyMultiple biomarker strategyNonviable pregnanciesSerum progesteroneBiomarker strategiesComplaints of painProspective cohort studySymptomatic pregnant womenCombination of progesteroneCohort studyCombination of serumInhibin AUrine biomarkersFirst trimesterPregnant womenEarly gestationNonviable outcomesPregnancySingle biomarkerHCGProgesteroneSpecific biomarkersDiagnostic accuracySerum samplesBiomarkers
1999
Women with declining ovarian reserve may demonstrate a decrease in day 3 serum inhibin B before a rise in day 3 follicle-stimulating hormone
Seifer D, Scott R, Bergh P, Abrogast L, Friedman C, Mack C, Danforth D. Women with declining ovarian reserve may demonstrate a decrease in day 3 serum inhibin B before a rise in day 3 follicle-stimulating hormone. Fertility And Sterility 1999, 72: 63-65. PMID: 10428149, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(99)00193-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum inhibin B levelsInhibin B levelsDay 3 FSH levelsCycle cancellation rateClinical pregnancy rateSerum inhibin BOvarian reserveFSH levelsB levelsInhibin BPregnancy rateCancellation rateDay 3 follicle-stimulating hormoneDay 3 serum FSH levelsHigher cycle cancellation rateTertiary-care fertility centreNumber of ampulesSerum FSH levelsSerum FSH concentrationsFollicle-stimulating hormoneCase-control studyNumber of oocytesOvarian responsivenessFSH concentrationsGonadotropin requirements
1998
Activin a stimulates meiotic maturation of human oocytes and modulates granulosa cell steroidogenesis in vitro
Alak B, Coskun S, Friedman C, Kennard E, Kim M, Seifer D. Activin a stimulates meiotic maturation of human oocytes and modulates granulosa cell steroidogenesis in vitro. Fertility And Sterility 1998, 70: 1126-1130. PMID: 9848305, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(98)00386-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGranulosa cell steroidogenesisGerminal vesicle breakdownGranulosa cellsActivin AE2 secretionSteroid secretionCell steroidogenesisNonluteinized granulosa cellsMeiotic maturationMetaphase IIUniversity Medical CenterAntral granulosa cellsNonovarian pathologyInhibin AMedical CenterMAIN OUTCOMEActivin A.Oocyte meiotic maturationImmature oocytesHuman oocytesOocyte maturationSecretionVesicle breakdownProgesteroneSteroidogenesisDimeric inhibin: a direct marker of ovarian aging
Danforth D, Arbogast L, Mroueh J, Kim M, Kennard E, Seifer D, Friedman C. Dimeric inhibin: a direct marker of ovarian aging. Fertility And Sterility 1998, 70: 119-123. PMID: 9660432, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(98)00127-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInhibin B levelsPerimenopausal transitionOvarian reserveRegular menstrual cyclesPituitary FSH secretionDaily urine samplesSubsequent follicular phaseCorpus luteum functionYears of ageDay of ovulationWomen 39FSH levelsInhibin secretionFSH secretionPerimenopausal womenSerum levelsLH surgeProspective studyOvarian functionFollicular phaseMenstrual cycleFifth decadeMAIN OUTCOMEBlood samplesLuteal secretionInhibin-B: The Physiologic Basis of the Clomiphene Citrate Challenge Test for Ovarian Reserve Screening 1This work was supported by The Bethesda Foundation.1
Hofmann G, Danforth D, Seifer D. Inhibin-B: The Physiologic Basis of the Clomiphene Citrate Challenge Test for Ovarian Reserve Screening 1This work was supported by The Bethesda Foundation.1. Fertility And Sterility 1998, 69: 474-477. PMID: 9531880, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(97)00531-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClomiphene citrate challenge testInhibin B concentrationsNormal ovarian reserveDiminished ovarian reserveOvarian reserve screeningOvarian reserveDay 3Challenge testSerum inhibin B concentrationElevated FSH concentrationsTertiary fertility centerCycle day 3Cycle day 10Higher inhibin B concentrationsInhibin B productionFSH levelsFSH concentrationsFertility centerMAIN OUTCOMEPhysiologic basisFollicular apparatusDay 10WomenPatientsFertility evaluation
1997
Multiple Immunoreactive Inhibin Proteins in Serum from Postmenopausal Women with Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
Lambert-Messerlian GM, Steinhoff M, Zheng W, Canick JA, Gajewski WH, Seifer DB, Schneyer AL. Multiple Immunoreactive Inhibin Proteins in Serum from Postmenopausal Women with Epithelial Ovarian Cancer. Gynecologic Oncology 1997, 65: 512-516. PMID: 9190984, DOI: 10.1006/gyno.1997.4719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial ovarian cancerPostmenopausal womenCA 125Serum markersOvarian cancerAlpha-inhibin precursorsDimeric inhibin APro-alphaC levelsSerum of womenPreoperative serum levelsGood serum markerInhibin proteinPotential serum markerAlphaC inhibinTotal inhibinInhibin BInhibin secretionSerum levelsInhibin AInhibinNonspecific assaysEOC casesWomenCancerSerumDay 3 serum inhibin-B is predictive of assisted reproductive technologies outcome
Seifer D, Lambert-Messerlian G, Hogan J, Gárdiner A, Blazar A, Berk C. Day 3 serum inhibin-B is predictive of assisted reproductive technologies outcome. Fertility And Sterility 1997, 67: 110-114. PMID: 8986693, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(97)81865-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical pregnancy rateNumber of oocytesSerum inhibin B concentrationPg/mLInhibin B concentrationsSerum inhibinPregnancy ratePg/Clinical pregnancyOvulation inductionSerum E2Poor responseCancellation rateDay 3 serum FSHAssisted reproductive technology cyclesGnRH agonist suppressionInhibin B valuesReproductive technology cyclesDay of hCGSpontaneous abortion rateAcademic clinical practiceReproductive technologiesSerum FSHOdds ratioE2 response
1996
Serum inhibin levels are lower in ectopic than intrauterine spontaneously conceived pregnancies*†*Presented in part at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Gynecological Investigation, Chicago, Illinois, March 15 to 18, 1995.†Supported in part by Physician Scientist Award from National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging grant AG00566 (D.B.S.) and HD29164 (G.M.L.M., A.L.S.).
Seifer D, Lambert-Messerlian G, Canick J, Frishman G, Schneyer A. Serum inhibin levels are lower in ectopic than intrauterine spontaneously conceived pregnancies*†*Presented in part at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Gynecological Investigation, Chicago, Illinois, March 15 to 18, 1995.†Supported in part by Physician Scientist Award from National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging grant AG00566 (D.B.S.) and HD29164 (G.M.L.M., A.L.S.). Fertility And Sterility 1996, 65: 667-669. PMID: 8774307, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)58174-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntrauterine pregnancySerum inhibin concentrationsDimeric inhibinInhibin concentrationsTotal inhibinMaternal serumSerum samplesDimeric inhibin concentrationSingle intrauterine pregnancySerum inhibin levelsCase-control studyAcademic clinical practiceNational InstituteAlpha-inhibin subunitGynecological InvestigationInhibin levelsSonographic evidenceGestational ageInhibin subunitsWeek 8MAIN OUTCOMEClinical practiceInhibinEctopicWomenDifferential secretion of dimeric inhibin in cultured luteinized granulosa cells as a function of ovarian reserve
Seifer DB, Gardiner AC, Lambert-Messerlian G, Schneyer AL. Differential secretion of dimeric inhibin in cultured luteinized granulosa cells as a function of ovarian reserve. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 1996, 81: 736-739. PMID: 8636296, DOI: 10.1210/jcem.81.2.8636296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDay 3 serum FSHLuteinized granulosa cellsHigh FSH groupDimeric inhibinSerum FSHFSH groupPg/Granulosa cellsFSH levelsOvarian reserveOvulation inductionProgesterone concentrationsDay 3 serum FSH levelsCultured luteinized granulosa cellsDimeric inhibin productionLow FSH groupSerum FSH levelsFertilization-embryo transferHigher FSH levelsReproductive technology programGranulosa cell levelTotal inhibinInhibin concentrationsInhibin productionProspective study
1995
Endocrinology: Follicular fluid insulin-like growth factor-I and insulin-like growth factor-II concentrations vary as a function of day 3 serum follicle stimulating hormone*
Seifer DB, Giudice LC, Dsupin BA, Haning RV, Frishman GN, Burger HG. Endocrinology: Follicular fluid insulin-like growth factor-I and insulin-like growth factor-II concentrations vary as a function of day 3 serum follicle stimulating hormone*. Human Reproduction 1995, 10: 804-806. PMID: 7650124, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a136042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDay 3 serum follicleInsulin-like growth factorFollicular fluid concentrationsFSH groupSerum follicleIGF-IIGrowth factorFollicular fluid insulin-like growth factorMean IGF-II concentrationsFluid concentrationsMean IGF-I concentrationInsulin-like growth factor II concentrationsDay 3 FSHFollicular fluid IGFIGF-II concentrationsIGF-I concentrationsFactor II concentrationsFollicular fluid aspirationInhibin concentrationsFluid aspirationEmbryo transferFolliclesIGFHormoneGroup
1994
Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate and anovulation increase serum inhibin and affect follicular function during administration of gonadotropins
Haning RV, Hua JJ, Hackett RJ, Wheeler CA, Frishman GN, Seifer DB, Dahl CA, Burger HG. Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate and anovulation increase serum inhibin and affect follicular function during administration of gonadotropins. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 1994, 78: 145-149. PMID: 8288697, DOI: 10.1210/jcem.78.1.8288697.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNumber of oocytesAnovulatory subjectsSerum inhibinAnovulatory ovariesSerum concentrationsNormal subjectsSerum DS concentrationSerum inhibin concentrationsAdministration of gonadotropinSecretion of inhibinResidual serum samplesDuration of treatmentAnovulatory patientsGonadotropin therapyInhibin concentrationsInhibin secretionPatient ageFertilization cyclesGonadotropin treatmentLH dosesFollicular functionHCG treatmentInhibinAverage durationSerum samples