Table 1.

Summary of the relevant ovarian histopathological features in the nandrolone decanoate (ND)‐treated groups in each period (treatment period and post‐treatment recovery for 30 and 60 days)

Histopathological features	Experimental groups (n = 5/group/period)
	Treatment period
	1.87 mg/kg	3.75 mg/kg	7.5 mg/kg	15 mg/kg
Atretic follicles	X	X	X	X
Vasodilation	—	—	X	—
Abundant interstitial tissue	—	—	X	—
Ovarian atrophy	—	—	—	—
Fibrous stroma	—	—	—	—
Anomalous follicles	X	—	—	—
Epithelial cysts	—	—	—	—
	Post‐treatment recovery for 30 days
Atretic follicles	X	X	X	X
Vasodilation	—	—	X	—
Abundant interstitial tissue	X	X	X	X
Ovarian atrophy	X	X	X	X
Fibrous stroma	X	X	X	X
Anomalous follicles	X	X	X	X
Epithelial cysts	X	X	X	X
	Post‐treatment recovery for 60 days
Atretic follicles	—	—	X	X
Vasodilation	—	—	—	—
Abundant interstitial tissue	X	X	X	X
Ovarian atrophy	—	—	—	X
Fibrous stroma	—	—	—	X
Anomalous follicles	X	—	X	X
Epithelial cysts	—	—	X	X

(X) Presence; (—) Absence.