Table.3.
Newborns’ body weight, Size (g) and Crown rump length (CRL) (cm) for the control and other experimental groups.
| Cont | L-arginine | Licorice | Letrozole (PCOS) | Letrozole + L-arginine | Letrozole + Licorice | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newborn’s body weight | Mean ± SE | 6.641 ± 0.213 | 6.512 ± 0.175 | 5.752 ± 0.178 | 4.765 ± 0.540*** | 6.417 ± 0.284$$ | 6.455 ± 0.157$$ |
| % of change | * | −1.94 | −13.4 | −28.2 | −3.37 | −2.80 | |
| ** | + 34.7 | + 35.5 | |||||
| Newborns Size | Mean ± SE | 6.300 ± 0.220 | 6.196 ± 0.177 | 5.467 ± 0.187 | 4.583 ± 0.523** | 6.212 ± 0.278$$ | 6.150 ± 0.156$$ |
| % of change | * | −1.65 | −13.2 | −27.3 | −1.40 | −2.38 | |
| ** | + 35.5 | + 34.2 | |||||
| Crown rump length (CRL) | Mean ± SE | 5.9496 ± 0.185 | 5.687 ± 0.066 | 5.166 ± 0.141 | 4.117 ± 0.456** | 5.630 ± 0.088$ | 5.417 ± 0.094$ |
| % of change | * | − 4.41 | −13.17 | −30.8 | −5.37 | −8.95 | |
| ** | + 36.8 | + 31.6 | |||||
♦Values are presented as Mean ± SEM, n = 4.
**P < 0.01 and ***P < 0.001 compared to control group, $P < 0.05 and $$P < 0.01 compared to PCOS group, (*) and (**) are the percentage of change compared to the control and PCOS groups, respectively.