GPT and Hypercholesterolemia: (n = 52),40 there were no differences in fasting glucose, or in side effects including alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), menorrhagia, hypercholesterolaemia, hypertriglyceridaemia, dysmenorrhoea, menstrual spotting, and minor depressive state/mood reduction between the groups.