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Table 2 Effects of Tualang honey on epithelial vaginal thickness and endometrial uterine thickness after 2 weeks administration

From: The effects of tualang honey on female reproductive organs, tibia bone and hormonal profile in ovariectomised rats - animal model for menopause

 

SHAM

OVX

THL (0.2 g/kg)

THM (1.0 g/kg)

THH (2.0 g/kg)

Vaginal epithelium (μm)

49.72 (6.00)**

28.9 (7.00)

50.15 (19.00)**

43.41 (21.00)*

38.65 (9.00)**

Endometrium (μm)

436.05 (96.00)**

78.39 (168.00)

517.35 (125.00)*

489.09 (90.00)

506.81 (120.00)

  1. SHAM = Sham-operated Control rats; OVX = overictomised non-honey treated Control rats
  2. THL = Tualang Honey, low dose; THM = Tualang Honey, medium dose; THH = Tualang Honey, high dose
  3. All values are expressed as the median (IR).
  4. a Kruskal - Wallis test.
  5. *P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01 vs. OVX (Mann-Whitney U - test)