Unfavorable lipid profile in women with endometriosis.

Authors :: Melo AS
Rosa-e-Silva JC
Rosa-e-Silva AC
Poli-Neto OB
Ferriani RA
Vieira CS
Source :: Fertility and sterility [Fertil Steril] 2010 May 01; Vol. 93 (7), pp. 2433-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Dec 06.
Publication Year :: 2010
Abstract: Similar to dyslipidemia, the oxidative stress and intrinsic inflammatory status may be associated with the development of endometriosis. Thus, we performed a cross-sectional study and found that women with endometriosis had an increased low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and non-high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels compared with controls presumably without endometriosis.<br /> (Copyright 2010 American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)