Research Article

Protective Effect of Vitamins C and E on Depot-Medroxyprogesterone Acetate-Induced Ovarian Oxidative Stress In Vivo

Table 2

Levels of ovarian malondialdehyde in each experimental group.

Level ControlDMPADMPA + vitamin E (0.04 IU/gram body weight)
Vitamin C (0.2 mg)Vitamin C (0.4 mg)Vitamin C (0.8 mg)

MDA (μM)0.393 ± 0.0531.339 ± 0.8880.933 ± 0.790.357 ± 0.1160.502 ± 0.086

Note: values are presented as mean ± SD; ; in comparison with control group; ; in comparison with DMPA group; MDA: malondialdehyde; DMPA: depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate B; μM: mikromolar.