Cholesterol and Your Hormones
Are You Menstrual?
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The Benefits of HRT for Heart Health
Oral contraceptives have been shown to increase our LDL cholesterol, so then the not good cholesterol, total cholesterol, and then triglycerides along with insulin levels. So overall, oral contraceptives can lead to higher cholesterol levels. And at certain times in your cycle, as estrogen is increasing, and then progesterone increases, that will optimize. Using things like HRT have actually been shown to improve cholesterol.
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