Article
Estrogen-associated severe hypertriglyceridemia with pancreatitis.
Journal of clinical lipidology - 1 Jan 2000
Aljenedil Sumayah, Hegele Robert A, Genest Jacques, Awan Zuhier
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Estrogen, whether therapeutic or physiologic, can cause hypertriglyceridemia. Hypertriglyceridemia-induced pancreatitis is a rare complication. CASES: We report 2 women who developed estrogen-associated severe hypertriglyceridemia with pancreatitis. The first patient developed pancreatitis secondary to hypertriglyceridemia associated with in vitro fertilization cycles. Marked reduction in her...
Topics
- Adult
- Delivery, Obstetric
- Estrogens
- Female
- Humans
- Hypertriglyceridemia
- Mutation
- Pancreatitis
- Pregnancy