Table 2.

Effects of licorice extract on the healthy follicles number in PCOS-induced mice

Groups	Primordial follicles	Primary follicles	Preantral follicles	Antral follicles
Group I	44.66 $\pm$ 2.88	14.66 $\pm$ 0.57	7.66 $\pm$ 2.08	6.33 $\pm$ 1.52
Group II	47.33 $\pm$ 3.78	6.33 $\pm$ 1.52${}^{a**}$	2.33 $\pm$ 1.${}^{15a*}$	2.33 $\pm$ 0.57${}^{a*}$
Group III	52.66 $\pm$ 4.04	15.66 $\pm$ 2.88${}^{b***}$	6.66 $\pm$ 0.57	3.33 $\pm$ 0.57
Group IV	47.33 $\pm$ 2.08	14.66 $\pm$ 1.52${}^{b**}$	8.33 $\pm$ 2.51${}^{b*}$	2.66 $\pm$ 1.52${}^{b*}$
Data presented as Mean $\pm$ SD. one-way ANOVA test, *, **, *** Significant difference between the PCOS and other groups at p $<$ 0.05, p $<$ 0.01, and p $<$ 0.001 level respectively. ${}^a$Significant difference compared to the control group; ${}^b$Significant difference compared to the PCOS group