Sex hormone levels in younger male stroke survivors

Increased plasma oestrogen levels have been reported in men with myocardial infarction. To establish whether similar findings occur in stroke, plasma oestradiol and testosterone levels were measured in 26 male survivors of stroke and 27 healthy male controls. There was no difference in oestradiol or testosterone levels between the two groups and the oestradiol : testosterone ratio was also identical. The result of this study does not support the suggestion that hyperoestrogenaemia is a risk factor for atherosclerosis in general.