Chrisandra L Shufelt, Mariam Saadedine, Galen Cook-Wiens, Margareta D Pisarska, JoAnn E Manson, Sarah L Berga, Moshe Arditi, Prediman K Shah, C Noel Bairey Merz
CONTEXT: Endothelial dysfunction is a preclinical cardiovascular disease (CVD) marker. Due to various neuroendocrine aberrations, functional hypothalamic amenorrhea (FHA) may be a sex-specific risk factor for CVD in young women. OBJECTIVE: To investigate endothelial function in women with FHA, compared to eumenorrheic controls and recently menopausal women. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: A cross-sectional analysis among women with FHA (n = 30), eumenorrheic controls (n = 29), and recently menopausal women (n = 30)...
August 23, 2023: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism