What is the effect of menopause on heart diseases?

The risk of heart diseases rapidly increases in women after menopause. The risk is more if you have one or more of the following associated risk factors:

Obesity;
High blood pressure;
Cigarette smoking;
Sedentary lifestyle;
High levels of bad cholesterol in the blood; and
Diabetes.

As mentioned earlier, the levels of estrogen and progesterone are different before puberty, during [...]