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Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Uptick on October 26, 2020, 02:39:07 PM

Title: FSH role in menopause, bone and cardiovascular health
Post by: Uptick on October 26, 2020, 02:39:07 PM

I've always wondered why all things menopause should be down to oestrogen only. It seems limited and unnatural to me. It looks like FSH is emerging as another driving force behind menopause.

https://jme.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/jme/63/3/JME-19-0152.xml

Title: Re: FSH role in menopause, bone and cardiovascular health
Post by: jaypo on October 27, 2020, 09:14:49 AM

the effects on body fat part was interesting x

Title: Re: FSH role in menopause, bone and cardiovascular health
Post by: Uptick on October 27, 2020, 11:41:39 AM

 :great: Avalon.

Jaypo, according to this article, FSH is responsible for the menopausal fat belly. In order to try to compensate for low oestrogen levels, FSH induces fat deposition and promotes the transformation of cholesterol to oestrogen.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0006291X17325202?via%3Dihub