ABSTRACT
Alterations in the metabolism of cholesterol and triglyceride and in the lipoprotein cascade are most commonly associated with the atherogenic process and the occurrence of coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, and stroke. On the other hand, the lipoprotein transport system subserves essential bodily functions and, in connection with reproduction, lipoprotein metabolism is crucially associated with oogenesis, changes in the menstrual cycle, responses to sex steroid hormones, and probably its most complex expression, pregnancy itself where the function of every physiological system is altered. 1 In turn, abnormalities in lipoprotein metabolism could be related to abnormalities in reproductive function.
