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Abstract Ovarian reserve is the term used to describe the number of good quality eggs left within a woman’s ovaries. The ovarian reserve declines with increasing age, resulting in the decrease of a woman’s reproductive capability. In recent years, accumulated data indicate that anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) reflects the number of follicles that have made the transition from the primordial pool into the growing follicle pool, and that is not controlled by gonadotropins.Therfore, ORT would be considered incomplete without AMH measurement. Recurrent pregnancy loss is usually defined as three or more losses in a row. The study hypothesis aimed to answer the question: Is there a correlation between recurrent unexplained pregnancy loss and diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) as reflected by serum levels of AMH? Forty (40) non pregnant females were recruited for the study from the outpatient clinic of Tanta Maternity university hospital. Patients were included in 2 groups: a study group comprising 20 woman with history of unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss < 12 weeks within the last 2 years, and a control group of 20 age matched multiparous females with no history of miscarriage. The mean AMH of patients in group (I) was 2.80 ± 1.22; ranging. |