The lipid composition of the blood serum in certain forms of ovarian amenorrhea.

A study of serum lipids in 68 women with ovarian forms of amenorrhea has documented prominent lipid abnormalities in most women with ovarian dystrophy and gonadal dysgenesis. It presented as elevation of cholesterol, triglyceride, low density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and a decrease in high density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, with Types IV and IIb dyslipoproteinemia. These findings suggest that the women with ovarian dystrophy and gonadal dysgenesis are at a high risk of early onset of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases.