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I am 48 years female, post menopause, after ageneral check up, serum test - ( total cholesterol - 185, triglycerides - 193), whether I need to take medicines
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Since you are postmenopausal madam your tgl is bit elevated but total cholesterol is normal I want to know how is hdl levels if it is very low then we can start low dose statins for prev of cad if hdl is normal then we can try diet control and walking.
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