title: Evaluation of Mean Platelet Volume values in lean women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Mean Platelet Volume (MPV) is an important indicator of platelet activation. It is known that MPV increases in patients with coronory artery disease, diabetes mellitus, atherosclerosis and Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Our aim was to measure the MPV in lean patients with polycystic ovary syndrome.
  
  
  METHODS
  The present study was designed to examine the platelet function by measuring MPV in non-obese women with PCOS. A total of 50 outpatients with PCOS were included. The control group consisted of 50 healthy subjects. Serum platelet, MPV, and white blood cell (WBC) levels were compared and evaluated retrospectively in all participants. These values were compared by statistical analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were no statistically significant difference in between groups regarding MPV (p═0.357), WBC (p═0,414) and platelet (p═0,666).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There are studies implying MPV increase in PCOS patients, in our patients MPV levels did not correlate with PCOS except for patients with obesity. We think that PCOS itself has no effect on MPV levels and obesity changes MPV levels.
authors.affiliation: Dilek Benk Silfeler, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Mustafa Kemal University, Antakya, Hatay, Turkey.
authors.forename: Dilek Benk
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Silfeler
authors.affiliation: Raziye Keskin Kurt, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Mustafa Kemal University, Antakya, Hatay, Turkey.
authors.forename: Raziye Keskin
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Kurt
authors.affiliation: Erhan Yengil, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mustafa Kemal University, Antakya, Hatay, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erhan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yengil
authors.affiliation: Burak Un, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Mustafa Kemal University, Antakya, Hatay, Turkey.
authors.forename: Burak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Un
authors.affiliation: Secil Arica, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mustafa Kemal University, Antakya, Hatay, Turkey.
authors.forename: Secil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arica
authors.affiliation: Ali Baloglu, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Mustafa Kemal University, Antakya, Hatay, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baloglu
keywords: Lean; Mean Platelet Volume; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome