New PCOS guidelines back hormone test as diagnostic aid
Updates include a new diagnostic tool and recommendations for monitoring CVD and diabetes.
Elevated serum anti-müllerian hormone can now be used as an alternative to pelvic ultrasound to aid diagnosis of PCOS, according to updated guidelines released this week.
Although testing for anti-müllerian hormone (AMH) is not MBS subsidised, lead author and endocrinologist Professor Helena Teede says the cost of an ultrasound is “comparatively” higher.
