Abstract
After menopause, women experience a rapid increase in the incidence of cardiovascular disease. Estrogen replacement therapy not only does not worsen the risk of coronary heart disease but actually seems to protect against it. Possible factors involved in this relation include estrogen's effects on lipids (causing a reduction in low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol and an increase in high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol) and its neutral or even protective effect on blood pressure.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 802-804 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 10 SUPPL. |
| State | Published - Dec 1 1985 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Reproductive Medicine
- Obstetrics and Gynecology