METHOD FOR PRE-SCREENING AND CORRELATION OF UNDERLYING SCARB1 GENE VARIATION TO ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN WOMEN AND THERAPEUTIC USE OF PROGESTATIONAL AND OTHER MEDICATIONS IN TREATMENT
A method of genotyping women experiencing infertility for non-physical reasons in order to identify the presence of the rs4238001 and/or rs10846744 mutation of the SCARB1 gene and, upon identifying the presence of one or both genetic mutations, administering a tailored therapeutic regimen to restore fertility by either one or a combination of 1) mediating the flux of cholesterol resulting from the mutation by therapeutic use of the cholesterol medication probucol and/or other cholesterol altering medications, and/or 2) amplifying the presence of hormone progesterone by therapeutic use of progestational and progestin medications.
