Table 4.

Effects of licorice extract on the cystic follicle and corpus luteum number in PCOS-induced mice

Groups	Cystic follicles	Corpus luteum
Group I	0 $\pm$ 0	7.33 $\pm$ 2.08
Group II	4.33 $\pm$ 0.57${}^{a***}$	1.33 $\pm$ 0.57${}^{a*}$*
Group III	1.66 $\pm$ 0.57${}^{b*}$	12.33 $\pm$ 2.08${}^{b***}$
Group IV	1.33 $\pm$ 1.52${}^{b*}$	13 $\pm$ 2.64${}^{b***}$
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