Administration of tempehethanol extract on prenatal until weaning period inhibit the ovary follicles developing of little wistar rats

Abstract

Background and objective: soybean tempeh contains isoflavones that are able to bind to estrogen receptors, so they have estrogenic properties. This study aims to prove that the administration of tempeh soybean extract during periods of perception can inhibit the formation of ovarian follicles. Method: posttest only control group design, using female rats aged 12-13 weeks with BB 150 g, a research site in Udayana University’s integrated laboratory. Result: the results showed that there were significant differences in the mean numberof follicles in the three groups, namely primordial, primary, secondary was p <0.01; atretic follicles wasp <0.05. Conclusion: the administration of ethanol extract of tempeh during the perimenopause period can inhibit the formation of primordial follicles, primary follicles, and secondary follicles. High doses can increase the average number of atretic follicles. Keywords: ethanol extract tempeh, perimenopause period, ovarian follicles

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