In a study funded by the National Institutes of Health, hot flashes were reduced by almost half for 50 percent of women over eight weeks of acupuncture treatment. Hot flashes are an unavoidable part of being a woman. But with lifestyle choices and perhaps help from your gynecologist, you can manage them with minimal disruption to your life. One of the best things you can do to protect and improve your health is to stay informed.
Health Home Wellness and Prevention. Did I just have a hot flash? I'm 44! Q: What is a hot flash? Q: How long will I get hot flashes? Some hot flashes and night sweats begin. For some, perimenopause starts in the 30s. Hot flashes tend to be most frequent in the two years after menopause. It may also make a woman perspire to cool the body down. Women may sense their hearts beating faster. A cold chill often follows a hot flash.
A few women experience only the chill. Menopause-related hot flashes usually follow a consistent pattern unique to each woman, but the pattern differs greatly from woman to woman. Some hot flashes are easily tolerated, some can be annoying or embarrassing, and others can be debilitating.
Is menopause the only cause of hot flashes? Other medical conditions such as thyroid disease, infection, or rarely cancer can cause hot flashes too. Drug therapies such as tamoxifen for breast cancer, raloxifene for osteoporosis, and some antidepressants produce them as well. How long will I have hot flashes? Most women experience hot flashes for 6 months to 2 years, although some reports suggest that they last considerably longer—as long as 10 years, depending on when they began.
For a small proportion of women, they may never go away. Find out more about treatment for hot flushes and other menopausal symptoms. Women often turn to complementary therapies as a "natural" way to treat their hot flushes. But the research is patchy, the quality of the products can vary considerably, they can interfere with some medicines, and they can have side effects for example, liver damage has been reported with black cohosh.
Find out more about complementary therapies. Page last reviewed: 29 August Next review due: 29 August Most women will experience hot flushes when going through the menopause. Causes of hot flushes Hot flushes usually affect women who are approaching the menopause and are thought to be caused by changes in your hormone levels affecting your body's temperature control.
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