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Postmenopausal women are often prescribed hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in order to control menopause symptoms and correct hormone imbalances; however, HRT can impact serum lipids' concentrations. At present, data on the effect of the administration of medroxyprogesterone acetate plus conjugated equine oestrogens (MPACEE) on the lipid profile in females are uncertain, as the investigations conducted so far have produced conflicting results. Thus, we aimed to clarify the impact of MPACEE prescription on the serum lipids' values in women by means of a systematic review and meta\u2010analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We employed a random\u2010effects model based on the DerSimonian and Laird method to determine the combined estimates of the intervention's impact on the lipid profile. The computation of the weighted mean difference (WMD) and its corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI) relied on the mean and standard deviation values from both the MPACEE and control group, respectively.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 53 RCTs were included in the meta\u2010analysis with 68 RCT arms on total cholesterol (TC), 70 RCT arms on low\u2010density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL\u2010C) and triglycerides (TG), and 69 RCT arms on high\u2010density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL\u2010C). Administration of MPACEE resulted in a significant reduction of TC (WMD\u2009=\u2009\u221211.93\u2009mg\/dL; 95% CI: \u221213.42, \u221210.44; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001) and LDL\u2010C (WMD\u2009=\u2009\u221216.61\u2009mg\/dL; 95% CI: \u221217.97, \u221215.26; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001) levels, and a notable increase in HDL\u2010C (WMD\u2009=\u20093.40\u2009mg\/dL; 95% CI: 2.93, 3.86; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001) and TG (WMD\u2009=\u200910.28\u2009mg\/dL; 95% CI: 7.92, 12.64; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001) concentrations. Subgroup analysis revealed that changes in the lipid profile were influenced by several factors: body mass index (for TC, HDL\u2010C, TG), MPACEE dosages (for TC, LDL\u2010C, HDL\u2010C, TG), age (for TC, LDL\u2010C, HDL\u2010C, TG), durations of the intervention (for TC, LDL\u2010C, HDL\u2010C, TG), continuous\/sequential administration of MPACEE (continuous for TC; sequential for LDL\u2010C, TG) administration of MPACEE and serum lipids' concentrations before enrolment in the RCT (for TC, LDL\u2010C, HDL\u2010C, TG).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>MPACEE administration can influence serum lipids' concentrations in females by raising HDL\u2010C and TG levels and reducing LDL\u2010C and TC values. 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