Endocrine Abstracts

IntroductionMenopausal transition has been associated with an increase in cardiovascular risk, which is possibly linked with the hormonal imbalance following ovarian senescence. Both insulin levels and circulating androgens (FAI) have been associated with endothelial dysfunction, through studies evaluating flow mediated dilation (FMD). We aimed to investigate whether the link between these hormones and FMD might be explained by markers of oxidative stres...