Peripheral White Blood Cell Count In Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Objective To assess the correlation of body mass index (BMI), total testosterone (T), estradiol (E2), luteinizing hormone (LH) and peripheral white blood cell (WBC) count in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).Methods1016women with PCOS and1016age-matched healthy women participated in this study. Total WBC, neutrophil (N) and lymphocyte (L) count in the two groups was compared and the correlation of BMI, T, E2, LH and total WBC, N, L count were analyzed in PCOS group.Results Total WBC and L count increased significantly in PCOS group compared to control group (P<0.05). The increase of total WBC and L was correlated to BMI, not correlated to E2(P>0.05) or LH (P>0.05). However, the increase of total WBC was correlated to T (r=0.073, P<0.05), the increase of L was not correlated to T (P>0.05).Conclusion Total WBC and L count in PCOS group increase significantly compared to control group.