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At age 44 does an antral follicle count of 6 indicate that i'm still not close to menopause? please note: i sm not asking about whether or not i can become pregnant at my age. kindly answer the question i am asking. also afc was done late cycle?

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Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

There are multiple factors that predict when menopause will occur, and a low antral follicle count (AFC) is one of them. In one study, women with an AFC of 4 or less were nearly twice as likely to undergo menopause within 7 years: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3675173/

Answered 10/19/2022

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