Table 2 Number and percentage of intact (Int) and degenerated (Deg) follicles of various stages evaluated in vitrified and non-vitrified ovarian tissue after Hematoxylin- eosin staining
Group | Total number of follicles | Number of primordial follicles (%) | Number of primary follicles (%) | Number of secondary follicles (%) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Int | Deg | Stat | Total | Int | Deg | Stat | Total | Int | Deg | Stat | ||
Control | 329 | 156 | 154 (99) | 2 (1) | - | 103 | 101 (98) | 2 (2) | - | 70 | 67 (96) | 3 (4) | - |
CV1 | 308 | 142 | 136 (96) | 6 (4) | - | 99 | 90 (91) | 9 (9) | a | 67 | 38 (59) | 29 (41) | a, b |
CV2 | 310 | 148 | 142 (96) | 6 (4) | - | 88 | 81 (92) | 7 (8) | - | 74 | 48 (64) | 26 (36) | a, b |
CV3 | 299 | 140 | 134 (96) | 6( 4) | - | 90 | 81 (90) | 9 (10) | - | 69 | 42 (60) | 27 (40) | a, b |
CV4 | 309 | 141 | 135 (96) | 6 (4) | - | 94 | 85 (91) | 9 (9) | a | 74 | 48 (64) | 26 (36) | a, b |
CV5 | 338 | 165 | 159 (97) | 6 (3) | - | 97 | 93 (96) | 4 (4) | - | 76 | 59 (77) | 17 (23) | a, b |
CV6 | 316 | 152 | 147 (97) | 5 (3) | - | 98 | 94 (96) | 4 (4) | - | 66 | 52 (79) | 14 (21) | a |
CV7 | 337 | 162 | 158 (98) | 3 (2) | - | 104 | 101 (97) | 3 (3) | - | 71 | 67 (95) | 4 (5) | - |