Table 3.
Effects of Tualang honey on serum estradiol, progesterone, free testosterone, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) after 2 weeks administration
| SHAM | OVX | THL (0.2 g/kg) | THM (1.0 g/kg) | THH (2.0 g/kg) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estradiol (pg/ml) | 14.82 (13.00) | 12.58 (9.00) | 7.42 (6.00) | 7.55 (8.00) | 5.21 (0.01) |
| Progesterone (ng/mg) | 14.59 (13.00)* | 4.28 (4.00) | 6.18 (14.00) | 3.72 (4.00) | 8.92 (11.00) |
| Free testosterone (pg/ml) | 0.27 (0.01)** | 0.03 (0.01) | 0.05 (0.01)* | 0.04 (0.01) | 0.05 (0.10) |
| FSH (mlU/ml) | 0.53 (0.01) | 0.63 (0.01) | 0.43 (1) | 0.61 (0.01) | 0.4 (0.01) |
| LH (mlU/ml) | NDa | ND | ND | ND | ND |
SHAM = Sham-operated Control rats; OVX = overictomised non-honey treated Control rats
THL = Tualang Honey, low dose; THM = Tualang Honey, medium dose; THH = Tualang Honey, high dose
All values are expressed as the median (IR).
a Kruskal - Wallis test.
*P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01 vs. OVX (Mann-Whitney U - test)
aNot detectable (values below detection limit).