Cholesterol in Menopause

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With the advent of menopause, cholesterol is also affected in proportion to the change in the hormonal picture: by reducing the levels of estrogen in the blood, women also begin to have the same risk factors as men for cardiovascular disease.

they stop producing estrogen: LDL cholesterol then tends to increase and HDL to decrease. As a result, plaques responsible for circulatory and cardiovascular diseases tend to form inside the arteries.