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Table 1 Concentration of each phytoestrogen in samples of sex selection drugs

From: Consumption of indigenous medicines by pregnant women in North India for selecting sex of the foetus: what can it lead to?

Sample no

Daidzein (mg/g)

Genistein (mg/g)

Formonetin (mg/g)

Testosterone

1

1.00

8.80

6.00

Not done

2

13.00

8.70

5.00

Not done

3

13.00

8.50

5.00

Not done

4

15.00

8.50

4.80

+++

5

15.00

8.60

4.80

+++

6

14.75

8.80

5.20

+++

7

14.30

9.20

5.40

±

8

14.80

9.00

5.32

±

9

14.78

8.80

5.00

±

10

14.60

8.80

4.87

±

11

15.40

8.40

4.88

±

12

15.03

8.60

5.20

±

13

16.20

9.00

5.40

±

14

15.20

8.60

6.35

±

15

15.30

8.70

6.00

±

16

16.00

8.60

6.12

±

17

15.00

8.50

5.00

±

18

16.00

8.50

5.00

±

19

15.00

9.00

4.89

Not done

20

15.00

9.20

5.40

Not done

21

14.88

9.10

5.00

Not done

22

14.90

8.88

5.10

Not done

23

14.60

8.70

4.93

Not done

24

15.02

8.00

5.20

Not done

25

15.40

8.04

5.10

Not done

26

15.70

7.93

4.80

Not done

27

15.50

8.40

4.20

Not done

28

15.50

8.00

4.50

Not done

29

9.67

7.30

4.30

Not done

30

7.33

6.3

3.8

Not done

Median (mg/g)

15

8.6

5

 

Mean (mg/g)

14.10

8.52

5.09

 

SD

3.01

0.58

0.53

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