Table 3.

Effects of the aqueous extract of A. ampeloprasum on the number of different types of ovarian follicles.

Groups	Primary follicles	Secondary follicles	Tertiary follicles	Graafian follicles	Corpora lutea	Cystic follicles	Atretic follicles
NC	3.33 ± 0.39	2.60 ± 0.32	3.40 ± 0.48	2.60 ± 0.32	10.20 ± 0.65	0.00 ± 0.00	5.00 ± 0.36
LZ + DW	1.40 ± 0.32	1.31 ± 0.30	1.40 ± 0.32###	1.60 ± 0.41	5.63 ± 0.47∗∗∗	10.20 ± 0.47∗∗∗	9.00 ± 0.25∗∗∗
LZ + CM	2.60 ± 0.66	3.20 ± 0.30	4.56 ± 0.72	5.00 ± 0.36∗,###	8.60 ± 0.66#	2.80 ± 0.54∗∗,###	2.40 ± 0.32∗,###
LZ + AE192	3.00 ± 0.57	3.20 ± 0.40	2.70 ± 0.54	2.60 ± 0.61	6.40 ± 0.75∗∗	4.00 ± 0.57∗∗∗,###	6.66 ± 0.80#
LZ + AE384	3.96 ± 0.50#	3.80 ± 0.65##	2.40 ± 0.20	3.00 ± 0.57	7.70 ± 0.59	3.80 ± 0.30∗∗∗,###	6.26 ± 0.43##
LZ + AE768	5.80 ± 0.54∗,###	3.20 ± 0.60	3.20 ± 0.40	4.20 ± 0.54##	8.80 ± 0.70#	3.00 ± 0.44∗∗∗,###	5.30 ± 0.60###

NC: normal control, LZ + DW: negative control; LZ + CM: positive control; AE: aqueous extract of A. ampeloprasum; CM: clomiphene citrate + metformin; DW: distilled water; and LZ: letrozole. Results are presented as mean ± S.E.M. n = 6, ^∗p < 0.05, ^∗∗p < 0.01, and ^∗∗∗p < 0.001 vs NC; ^#p < 0.05, ^##p < 0.01, and ^###p < 0.001 vs LZ + DW.