Jan Shifren, director of Massachusetts General Hospital’s Midlife Women’s Health Center, says that about three-fourths of women have bothersome hot flashes during menopause, and for the majority of them, the hot flashes subside after a few years. But not everyone is so fortunate.
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Losing Weight May Reduce Menopausal Hot Flushes
Slimming down may help ease the hot flashes that often accompany menopause, new research suggests.
Antidepressant May Ease Hot Flashes of Menopause
The hormone estrogen is the recommended treatment for menopausal night sweats and hot flashes, but some women are unable or unwilling to use it. Now a clinical trial suggests that the antidepressant venlafaxine, often used as an alternative, is equally effective.
Hormone Replacement Therapy: Navigating the Debate
Treatment options for menopause have been a minefield for many women since the publication of a landmark study in 2002 that warned about potentially negative side-effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT). It was developed to treat hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia, vaginal dryness and other unpleasant symptoms of menopause.
Hot Flash Severity May Be Reduced by Nerve Block Injection
A nerve-blocking injection into the neck may be an alternative treatment for hot flashes for women who would prefer not to get hormonal treatments because of safety reasons or personal preferences, according to an article published online February 5 in Menopause.
No Hot Flashes? Then Don’t Count on Hormones to Improve Quality of Life
Hormones at menopause can help with sleep, memory, and more, but only when a woman also has hot flashes, find researchers at Helsinki University in Finland. Their study was published online today in Menopause, the journal of The North American Menopause Society (NAMS).
Painful Menopausal Sex: New Drug Prompts Discussion
When it comes to menopausal symptoms, hot flashes get all the press. But another common problem associated with menopause isn’t talked about much outside of doctors’ offices – and sometimes not there either.
Hormone Therapy Not for Disease Prevention: Study
Hormone therapy may help some women manage hot flashes during menopause. But it should not be used to prevent conditions like heart disease and dementia, a new study confirms.
New Clue to Hot Flashes
The hot flashes that bedevil many women going through menopause appear to originate in specific brain areas, scientists say.
Hot Flashes Likely Not Relieved with Exercise
Researchers in the U.S. randomly assigned 142 women who were either approaching menopause or postmenopausal to continue their usual activities and 106 to do aerobic exercise three times a week for 12 weeks. The women kept diaries to record their hot flashes and night sweats — known as vasomotor symptoms — as well as how well they slept.