抗穆勒氏賀爾蒙
Research has found that women’s hair could be analyzed to offer clues to how many eggs they have left by measuring levels of a key fertility hormone. Scientists say this could pave the way for non-invasive tests of ovarian reserve.
最近有項研究發現，採檢女性的頭髮可測出生育關鍵賀爾蒙的濃度，進而得知卵子存量，科學家說未來可望透過這種非侵入的方法來檢驗卵子存量。
a clue to… …的線索egg(n.)卵子fertility(n.)(動植物的)生殖力;生育力;繁殖能力fertility rate生育率pave the way for…為…鋪路invade(v.)入侵;侵入invasive(adj.)侵入性的、侵入的non-invasive(adj.)非侵入性的non-invasive surgery 無創手術invasive species入侵物種
In a study presented at the latest annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, researchers demonstrated that levels of Anti-Mullerian Hormone were successfully detected in women’s hair samples.
該研究於2020年歐洲人類生殖與胚胎學學會年度會議上發表，研究者展示在女性頭髮樣本中成功檢測到抗穆勒氏賀爾蒙（AMG）的濃度。
(which was) presented… 被發表的…reproduction(n.)生殖;生育;繁殖human reproduction人類繁衍embryo(n.)胚胎embryology(n.)胚胎學demonstrate(v.)展示;演示Anti-Mullerian Hormone抗穆勒氏賀爾蒙detect(v.)(用特別的設備)探測、檢測、測出smoke detector煙霧偵測器lie detector測謊機
The hormone, produced by small cells surrounding the egg as it develops in the ovary, gives an indication of women’s egg reserves.
卵子在卵巢中發育時，周圍的小細胞會產生AMH，是女性卵子存量的指標。
(which is) produced by…由…分泌出的give an indication(n.) of~指出=indicate(v.)=signal=point to~
More and more fertility clinics are offering tests for levels of AMH to assess patients’ ovarian reserve and their response to fertility treatment.
最近為病人提供AMH濃度檢驗的不孕治療診所越來越多，目的是為了評估患者的卵子存量及對不孕治療的反應。
fertility clinics不孕治療診所assess(v.)評估;衡量=evaluate=gaugefertility treatment不孕治療
Currently, AMH is measured in serum taken from blood samples and the readings represent a measurement at a short moment in time.
目前AMH的檢驗方法是分析血液樣本中的血清，且血液測試只能了解測試當時的賀爾蒙濃度。
serum(n.)血清reading(n.)讀數(測量設備所顯示的數字或量值)a thermometer reading溫度計讀數represent(v.)代表=stand for
However, the researchers say that they have successfully taken AMH readings from hair samples, which is a less invasive and a more appropriate representation of hormone levels than from serum.
不過，研究人員表示，他們已經成功地從頭髮樣本中檢驗到AMH濃度，與抽血驗血清相比，採檢頭髮比較不具侵入性，且能更準確地呈現AMH的濃度。
appropriate(adj.)適當的;恰當的;合適的accurate(adj.)準確的representation(n.)代表;呈現
“Hair is a medium that can accumulate biomarkers over several weeks, while serum is an acute matrix representing only current levels,” said Sarthak Sawarkar, one of the researchers. “A measurement using a hair sample is more likely to reflect the average hormone levels in an individual.”
其中一位研究人員薩沃卡表示：「頭髮是一種可以在數周內積累生物標誌物的介質，而血清是僅代表目前濃度的急性基質。」「使用頭髮樣本進行的檢測，更有可能反映出個體的平均激素濃度。」
medium(n.)媒介;介質accumulate(v.)積累;積聚;積攢biomarker(n.)生物標記;生物標誌物while(conj.)而;然而=whereasacute matrix 急性基質acute disease急性病chronic disease慢性病
To learn more about the potential of AMH readings taken from the hair, the researchers collected hair and blood samples from 152 women and found that hair AMH levels strongly correlated with levels as determined by both serum in the blood and an ultrasound count of developing follicles in the ovary.
為了更進一步得知透過頭髮檢驗AMH濃度的可行性，研究人員收集了152名女性的頭髮和血液樣本進行比對，發現頭髮的測試結果與驗血清和以超音波檢查卵巢濾泡數量的結果基本完全一致。
A correlate with B 與…有關聯=A be correlated with or to B=A and B correlateas(conj.)以…的方式;如同…那樣;像as determined by…取決於…ultrasound超音波follicle(n.)濾泡
The research concludes that in the future, women may be able to send off their hair samples to test their ovarian reserve without visiting a clinic, which makes this type of test cheaper and accessible to a wider range of patients.
研究得出的結論是，未來想要檢驗卵子存量的女性，可能不用親自到診所，只需要寄出頭髮樣本就好了，如此一來，檢驗費用會變得比較便宜，也可讓更多病人接受卵子存量的檢查。
accessible(adj.)可進入的;可接近的;可得到的