Table 2 Effect of supplementation with orlistat on serum sex hormone and lipids levels in PCOS rats

T (ng/ml)

1.51 ± 0.68^*

4.83 ± 2.89

4.64 ± 2.49

3.10 ± 2.73

0.94 ± 0.72^*

E2 (pg/ml)

14.40 ± 1.59^**

2.47 ± 0.65

2.60 ± 0.84

2.99 ± 0.74

5.13 ± 0.29^**

LH (mIU/ml)

5.18 ± 1.05^*

7.03 ± 1.47

5.47 ± 1.06^*

4.93 ± 0.93^**

4.70 ± 1.49^**

FSH (mIU/ml)

1.77 ± 0.32

1.71 ± 0.20

1.73 ± 0.31

1.76 ± 0.14

1.81 ± 0.46

LH/FSH

2.95 ± 0.29^*

4.17 ± 1.19

3.33 ± 1.15

2.82 ± 0.66^*

2.64 ± 0.74^*

TC (mmol/L)

1.63 ± 0.29^*

2.22 ± 0.50

1.72 ± 0.35

1.41 ± 0.48^**

1.31 ± 0.22^**

TG (mmol/L)

0.63 ± 0.11^**

1.19 ± 0.34

0.84 ± 0.21^*

0.70 ± 0.23^**

0.65 ± 0.17^**

LDL-C (mmol/L)

0.25 ± 0.03^*

0.34 ± 0.06

0.25 ± 0.05^*

0.24 ± 0.08^**

0.21 ± 0.06^**

HDL-C(mmol/L)

1.42 ± 0.16

1.30 ± 0.30

1.19 ± 0.23

1.02 ± 0.29

1.04 ± 0.19