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. 2018 Apr 29;2018:8521782. doi: 10.1155/2018/8521782

Table 4.

The effects of extracts on serum gonadotropic/androgenic hormones and MDA levels.

Item Groups
Control Sildenafil MAT I MAT II
FSH, mIU/ml 0.28 ± 0.03b 0.45 ± 0.03a 0.38 ± 0.02a 0.44 ± 0.02a
LH, mIU/ml 0.22 ± 0.05b 0.40 ± 0.04a 0.33 ± 0.02ab 0.38 ± 0.02a
Testosterone, ng/ml 2.27 ± 0.08c 4.35 ± 0.17a 3.46 ± 0.05b 3.85 ± 0.07b
Serum MDA, µmol/L 0.60 ± 0.02a 0.61 ± 0.02a 0.44 ± 0.02b 0.39 ± 0.02b
Testis MDA, nmol/g 1.74 ± 0.02a 1.79 ± 0.03a 1.50 ± 0.01b 1.41 ± 0.01c

FSH: follicle-stimulating hormone; LH: luteinizing hormone; MDA: malondialdehyde. Data are means ± SE. Different superscripts (a–c) indicate group mean differences (P < 0.05).