Research Article

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

Table 3

Levels of ovarian superoxide dismutase 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)

SOD (μ/mL)1546.667 ± 232.5041176 ± 502.5362741 ± 2221.2032366.25 ± 378.7562147 ± 449.619

Note: values are presented as mean ± SD; ; in comparison with DMPA group; MDA: malondialdehyde; DMPA: depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate B; μ/mL: mikron/milliliter.