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Table 1 Experimental design

From: Effect of oral administration of low-dose follicle stimulating hormone on hyperandrogenized mice as a model of polycystic ovary syndrome

Treatments

SC injection

PO administration

CTRL

Sesame oil

Saline solution

DHEA

DHEA (1.2 mg)

Saline solution

DHEA+rhFSH

DHEA (1.2 mg)

rhFSH

1st week

2nd week

3rd week

0.02 IU

0.03 IU

0.04 IU

  1. Daily sub-cutaneous (SC) injection and per os (PO) administration for each experimental group composed of 8 mice. The total volume for both the SC injection and the PO administration is 0.1 ml of sesame oil or of saline solution respectively. The treatment continued for 20 consecutive days