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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...
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