Fig. 9

Effects of a 3-day treatment with standard drugs (a) and EEP (b) on frequency of hot flushes. SHAM = Sham operated rats treated with the vehicle; OVX = OVX animals treated with the vehicle; E2V = OVX animals treated with estradiol valerate at 1 mg/kg BW; GEN = OVX animals treated with genistein at 10 mg/kg BW; PRO = OVX animals treated with EEP at doses of 50, 150 and 300 mg/kg BW. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01 as compared to control. ^# p < 0.05, ^## p < 0.01 as compared to Sham