Cholesterol and Your Hormones
Are You Menstrual?
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The Effects of Sex Hormones on Cholesterol Levels
Researchers have shown that women's cholesterol levels correspond with monthly changes in estrogen levels. This natural variation, they suggest, might indicate a need to take into account the phases of a woman's monthly cycle before evaluating her cholesterol measures. As estrogen increases, HDL cholesterol also increases, which is our good cholesterol. That peaks around ovulation. And then on the other hand, total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and triglycerides all declined as estrogen levels increased but not immediate. It was like after estrogen peaked, which is right before ovulation. Then total cholesterol LDL and triglycerides reached their lowest right before menstruation began.
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