Table 5.

Effects of licorice extract on the germinal vesicles (GV), metaphase 2 (MII), fertilization rate, 2-cell stage, and blastocysts in PCOS-induced mice

Groups	GV follicles	MII oocytes	Fertilized oocytes	2-cell stage	Blastocyst
Group I	50	82.00 $\pm$ 2.82	85.50 $\pm$ 2.12	78.50 $\pm$ 3.53	64.50 $\pm$ 3.53
Group II	40${}^{a***}$	65.50 $\pm$ 3.53${}^a$*	56.50 $\pm$ 2.12${}^{a***}$	68.00 $\pm$ 1.41	41.00 $\pm$ 2.82${}^{a**}$
Group III	47	76.50 $\pm$ 3.53	78.00 $\pm$ 2.82${}^{b***}$	71.50 $\pm$ 2.12	55.50 $\pm$ 2.12
Group IV	42${}^{a*}$	78.50 $\pm$ 2.12	87.50 $\pm$ 0.70${}^{b***}$	78.00 $\pm$ 4.24	62.00 $\pm$ 4.24
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