PLOD1 and metabolic syndrome: In terms of gonadotropins, although studies regarding the role of LH in dyslipidemia are scarce, several previous studies addressing the links between FSH and lipid levels in postmenopausal women have demonstrated that higher FSH in postmenopausal women was related to higher levels of both TC and LDL-C, with stronger relations seen in younger compared to older postmenopausal women, which were close to the results of our results (29, 68).