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Aren women protected from heart disease because of estrogen?

April 26, 2017Estrogen heart disease protected women

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Aren women protected from heart disease because of estrogen?

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Estrogen does help raise good HDL cholesterol protecting women, but once through menopause, as many women as men are affected by heart disease; but if a woman suffers from diabetes or has raised levels of triglycerides, that cancels out the positive effect of estrogen.