title: Ask the Doctor: I am a woman, age 48, in generally good health, although I've gained about 10 pounds over the past two years. My LDL cholesterol us 142 mg/dL and my HDL cholesterol is 58 mg/dL. I looked at the news reports on the new cholesterol guidelines and was extremely unhappy to see that my LDL is "borderline high". My doctor says I don't need drug therapy. What do you think?
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School.
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL