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P Durrington

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PubMed1977

Fluctuations of serum and bile lipid concentrations during the menstrual cycle.

We measured fasting serum and bile lipid concentrations at three intervals during the normal menstrual cycles of 11 healthy women not taking oral contraceptives. In nine of them cholesterol saturation of bile, and therefore presumably the risk of developing gall stones, was higher nine days after midcycle than at the end of menstruation. This change in bile cholesterol saturation was preceded by a significant fall in serum lipid concentrations: during the nine days after mid-cycle serum triglyceride and cholesterol concentrations fell in nine and eight of the 11 women respectively. Changes in the composition of serum and biliary lipids during the menstrual cycle are presumably due to a direct effect of sex hormones on the liver.

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Facilities for the management of patients with lipid disorders in the United Kingdom: results of the British Hyperlipidaemia Association Survey.

A national survey was undertaken by the British Hyperlipidaemia Association to obtain data on the current clinical practice for the investigation and management of patients with hyperlipidaemia. An additional objective of the survey was to establish a United Kingdom register of lipid clinics. The results show a considerable variation in the availability of lipid clinics, and medical practitioners involved in these clinics came from a variety of specialty backgrounds. Some clinics had clearly defined policies with regard to acceptance of referrals. However, deficiencies in clinical services were identified including the lack of dietetic and laboratory support.

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