Some parameters of lipid metabolism in women 6 years after surgery on account of uterine leiomyoma.

The examinations were carried out in 44 women (age between 40 and 60 years) six years after surgery on account of a uterine leiomyoma. The total cholesterol (TC) level, HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C), LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C), triglycerides (TG) and 17 beta-estradiol (E2) as well as the values of the atherogenic coefficient HDL-C/TC- and HDL-C/LDL-C were assessed. The subjects were divided into 3 age groups as well as groups with regard to the extent of surgery. In younger women with partial oophorectomy no changes of the lipid metabolism were found. In older women, however, with hysterectomy and oophorectomy, the risk of atherosclerosis reached the threshold of compensatory abilities and was marked by a decrease of mean values of HDL-C/LDL-C (p < 0.05), with an increase of HDL-C/TC- (p < 0.001).