Table 6 Mean scores ± standard deviations for histopathological findings ^#

Vagina

Exfoliation*

0.5 ± 1.00

0.2 ± 0.45

0.0 ± 0.00

Interepithelial inflammatory cells

0.0 ± 0.00

0.4 ± 0.55

0.2 ± 0.45

Degeneration and/or apoptosis of epithelial cells

0.0 ± 0.00

0.4 ± 0.55

0.4 ± 0.55

Infiltration of mnc in the lamina propria

1.5 ± 0.58

1.4 ± 0.55

1.2 ± 0.45

Cervix

Interepithelial inflammatory cells

1.0 ± 0.82

0.8 ± 0.84

1.2 ± 0.84

Degeneration and/or apoptosis of epithelial cells

0.0 ± 0.00

0.2 ± 0.45

0.0 ± 0.00

Infiltration of mnc in the lamina propria

2.0 ± 0.82

1.4 ± 0.55

1.8 ± 0.84

Corpus

Interepithelial inflammatory cells

1.0 ± 0.00

1.2 ± 0.45

1.2 ± 0.45

uteri

Degeneration and/or apoptosis of epithelial cells

0.3 ± 0.50

0.2 ± 0.45

0.0 ± 0.00

Infiltration of mnc in the lamina propria

1.0 ± 0.00^b

1.2 ± 1.30

2.0 ± 0.71^b

Oedema lamina propria

2.3 ± 0.96

1.8 ± 1.30

1.4 ± 1.34

Uterine

Exfoliation*

0.0 ± 0.00

0.0 ± 0.00

0.4 ± 0.89

Horn R

Interepithelial inflammatory cells

1.3 ± 0.50

1.2 ± 0.45

1.2 ± 0.45

Degeneration and/or apoptosis of epithelial cells

0.3 ± 0.50

0.4 ± 0.55

0.0 ± 0.00

Infiltration of mnc in the lamina propria

1.3 ± 0.50^b

2.2 ± 1.10

2.6 ± 0.55^b

Oedema lamina propria

1.5 ± 0.58

1.6 ± 1.34

1.2 ± 1.30

Uterine

Exfoliation*

0.0 ± 0.00

0.4 ± 0.89

0.0 ± 0.00

Horn L

Interepithelial inflammatory cells

1.8 ± 0.50

1.8 ± 0.45

1.2 ± 0.45

Degeneration and/or apoptosis of epithelial cells

0.3 ± 0.50

0.8 ± 0.45

0.8 ± 0.45

Infiltration of mnc in the lamina propria

1.3 ± 0.50^b

2.2 ± 1.10

2.4 ± 0.55^b

Oedema lamina propria

1.0 ± 0.82

1.4 ± 0.55

1.0 ± 0.00

Oviduct R

Intraluminal proteinaceous fluid

4 of 4

4 of 5

4 of 5

Exfoliation*

0.5 ± 0.58

0.0 ± 0.00

0.0 ± 0.00

Infiltration of mnc in the lamina propria

1.0 ± 0.00^b

1.4 ± 0.55^c

2.2 ± 0.45^b,c

Oviduct L

Intraluminal proteinaceous fluid

1 of 4

1 of 5

2 of 5

Exfoliation*

0.3 ± 0.50

0.2 ± 0.45

0.4 ± 0.55

Interepithelial inflammatory cells

0.0 ± 0.00

0.4 ± 0.55

0.6 ± 0.55

Infiltration of pmc in the lamina propria

0.3 ± 0.50

0.0 ± 0.00

0.0 ± 0.00

Infiltration of mnc in the lamina propria

1.3 ± 0.50

1.4 ± 0.89

1.4 ± 0.55

Urethra

Interepithelial inflammatory cells

0.3 ± 0.50

0.2 ± 0.45

0.0 ± 0.00

Infiltration of mnc in the lamina propria

1.0 ± 0.00

0.8 ± 1.30

1.4 ± 1.52