Table 3. Number and percentage of intact (int) and degenerated (deg) follicles in various stages of development after trypan blue staining.
Group Primary follicles (%) Preantral follicle (%) Antral follicle (%)
total int deg Total int deg total int deg
Control 74 72 (98) 2 (2) 64 62 (98) 2 (2) 71 68 (96) 3 (4)
Gen 71 69 (98) 2 (2) 61 58 (96) 3 (4) 68 66 (98) 2 (2)
PCOS 45 37 (83)a† 8 (17)a† 49 41 (83)a* 8 (17)a* 46 39 (84)a* 7 (6)a*
Gen+PCOS 70 68 (98) 2 (2) 58 55 (96) 3(4) 70 68 (98) 2 (2)

a Represents a significant difference between PCOS and other groups. *p<0.01, †p<0.001. Gen: genistein; PCOS: polycystic ovary syndrome.