Polycystic ovary syndrome resembling histopathological alterations in ovaries from prenatal androgenized female rats

Table 1 Comparison of serum hormone levels among Group B’, C’, and D’ ^a

Group	N	Testosterone (ng/ml)	Estradiol (pg/ml)
Group B'	35	3.84 ± 0.63^b	50.11 ± 7.98^d
Group C'	39	9.07 ± 1.42^c	30.67 ± 6.89^ef
Group D'	42	2.59 ± 0.42	39.56 ± 3.75

^a: Group B’: female offspring of rats injected with DHEAS (60 mg/kg/d) during the first half pregnancy. Group C’: female offspring of rats injected with DHEAS (60 mg/kg/d) during the second half pregnancy. Group D’ (control): female offspring of rats injected with oil only.
^b: P < 0.01 compared to Group D'.
^c: P < 0.01 compared to Group B' or Group D'.
^d: P < 0.01 compared to Group D'.
^e: P < 0.05 compared to Group D'.
^f: P < 0.01 compared to Group B'.

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