Hypercholesterolemia

Statins do not reduce reproductive hormones in women of childbearing age

Published in Women's Health Weekly, January 23rd, 2003

Physicians have been concerned that relatively new prescription medications called statins, which are being increasingly prescribed to reduce blood cholesterol levels, might also decrease reproductive hormone levels and cause women of childbearing age to be less fertile.

A study headed by researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles found that neither the use of statins nor low blood cholesterol levels significantly affected reproductive hormone levels in pre-, peri-, or postmenopausal women. These findings are the subject of an article appearing in the American Journal of Medicine.

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2003-01-23)

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