Monday, February 18, 2008
Menopause susceptible to heart disease
Menopausal women have not entered into before the body hormones protect the heart function, the risk of women suffering from heart disease than men come low. However, after entering the menopause, women have a heart attack on the possibility of catching up with the men. Women and men suffer from heart disease as a causal factor in whether or not the same? Women and men generally have the same pathogenic factors, including: In the blood cholesterol levels high Hypertension Smoking Obesity Diabetes Lack of exercise However, some factors in the pathogenesis of the women and men have different roles to play. For example, women with diabetes can make the body lipids and blood cholesterol levels increased more than male patients. Therefore, a woman with diabetes and atherosclerosis will be the possibility of heart disease than men with high. In addition, smoking has also led to women under the age of 60 blood cholesterol levels than their male smokers increased even more. Women and men have the same symptoms of heart disease? Heart disease is the most common symptoms of chest pain oppression. The symptoms are quite common in male patients, female patients generally indicated by the symptoms are vague and sound. Therefore, female patients are generally in a more serious disease when they were diagnosed. Female patients with the symptoms may be different men, including: Extreme fatigue - so she could not complete the day-to-day work Dizziness Nausea - especially after the force Heart Pingping jump or Jitao Collapsed Shortness of breath - especially after the rise Chest pain or feeling of pressure on the upper body back Do not underestimate these symptoms. If you are a woman, with family history (especially in the 55 years before), being overweight, smoking, diabetes, hypertension or hyperlipidemia or high blood cholesterol, you should see a doctor for medical checkup. Estrogen how to protect women from suffering from heart disease? Estrogen can help menopausal women increase in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (good cholesterol), in order to reduce the risk of suffering from heart disease. This helps eliminate blood low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (malignant cholesterol), blood or avoid reducing fatty deposits of atherosclerosis formation. Thus, estrogen can help keep the blood vessel strong, flexible and open, so that the smooth flow of blood to the heart, which will help women reduce the risk of suffering from heart disease. Hormone replacement therapy for women suffering from heart disease and other diseases have any impact? Hormone replacement therapy can help menopausal women, and added Gengnian'an because of a lack of female hormone (estrogen or progesterone), which will help reduce the general menopausal symptoms, such as vaginal dryness, mood fluctuations and flushing, etc.. Hormone replacement therapy can reduce atherosclerosis and hypertension occurred to help women reduce the possibility of suffering from heart disease. At the same time, it could also help women reduce the risk of stroke, and prevent the occurrence of osteoporosis. Many studies have shown that a small number of estrogen, and will not increase the risk of breast cancer risk, if any, risk is not high. Therefore, most women can be from hormone replacement therapy benefit. If you want to receive hormone replacement therapy can be made to the doctors for advice.
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