The Effect of Hydroalcoholic Calendula Officinalis Extract on Androgen-Induced Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Model in Female Rat

Table 2

Changes in sex hormones in the experimental groups.

Groups
	LH (mIU/ml)	FSH (mIU/ml)	LH/FSH	Testosterone (ng/ml)	Estradiol (pg/ml)	Progesterone (ng/ml)
Control	^a	^a	^a	^a	^a	^a
Sham	^ab	^a	^a	^a	^a	^a
PCOS	^b	^a	^a	^b	^a	^b
PCOS+Cal200	^ab	^a	^a	^ac	^a	^c
PCOS+Cal500	^ab	^a	^a	^ac	^a	^d
PCOS+Cal1000	^a	^a	^a	^a	^b	^d

According to one-way ANOVA (post-hoc: Tukey) analysis which was used for intergroup comparisons, groups with the same letters were not significantly different at (). Dissimilar letters, on the other hand, revealed a significant difference (). Data are presented as ().