Table 1.

The effect of MEPO on the body weight, FSH, LH, and TT of adult Wistar rat

	Group A	Group B	Group C	P-value
Body weight (gr)*
	Pre-administration	173.40 $\pm$ 4.91	157.20 $\pm$ 34.58	217.60 $\pm$ 5.89	0.006${}^a$ 0.284 0.041${}^a$
	Post-administration	200.00 $\pm$ 0.00*	200.00 $\pm$ 0.00	200.00 $\pm$ 0.00*
Hormones**
	FSH (mIU/ml)	0.41 $\pm$ 0.03	0.44 $\pm$ 0.01	0.50 $\pm$ 0.01*	- 0.396 0.020${}^a$
	LH (mIU/ml)	1.79 $\pm$ 0.10	2.11 $\pm$ 0.050	2.18 $\pm$ 0.44	- 0.428 0.359
	TT (ng/ml)	0.34 $\pm$ 0.01	0.18 $\pm$ 0.05	0.22 $\pm$ 0.07	- 0.089 0.194
Data presented as Mean $\pm$ SEM. *Analyzed using student dependent t test. **Analyzed using one-way ANOVA, followed by LSD. ${}^a$Significant at p $<$ 0.05. MEPO: Methanolic extract of Portulaca oleracea, FSH: Follicle-stimulating hormone, LH: Luteinizing hormone, TT: Testosterone. Group A: Control (only distilled water), group B: Received 400 mg/kg of MEPO, group C: Received 800 mg/kg of MEPO