Michaël W. Pankhurst

lab-animal 2026

AMH regulates ovary size by counteracting the positive influence of clustered ovarian follicle growth

Human reproduction (Oxford, England) ·doi:10.1093/humrep/deag022

STUDY QUESTION: Does anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) influence preantral follicle development within a short range of AMH-secreting antral follicles? SUMMARY ANSWER: Immunization of sheep against AMH leads to increased follicle survival, spec…

observational 2023

#228 : Variability of Symptom Profiles in Individuals with Mate Kirikoopu/Endometriosis and/or Huahua Hua Kuao/Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Aotearoa New Zealand

·doi:10.1142/s266131822374256x

Background and Aims: Although opposing risk factors have been proposed for mate kirikōpū/endometriosis (oestrogen-dependence) and huahua hua kūao/polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS; androgen dependence), there is a cohort of individuals with b…

review 2020

Hyperactivation of dormant primordial follicles in ovarian endometrioma patients

Reproduction (Cambridge, England) ·doi:10.1530/rep-20-0265

Serum anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels decrease after surgical treatment of ovarian endometrioma. This is the main reason that surgery for ovarian endometrioma endometriosis is not recommended before in vitro fertilization, unless the pa…