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Friday, October, 30, 2009

Treatment For Hot Flashes Night Sweats

Five good reasons for taking HRT

October 03, 2008
A doctor with the North American Menopause Society explains that there are several good reasons to take hormone replacement therapy. Dr. Wulf Utian offers advice on how to make an educated decision about this treatment if you are experiencing night sweats, hot flashes, or sleeplessness. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Hot Flashes: A New Menopause Symptom Treatment on the Horizon?
By PJ Hamel , Health Expert

...and turning in bed. And, oh yeah - how about those hot flashes?   Hot Flashes - The Killer... Read more »

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Coping with Hot Flashes
By Toni Hurst , Health Expert

...that you're approaching, or in, menopause is the hot flashes you get: feelings of intense heat... Read more »

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Black Cohosh for Hot Flashes: Miracle Herb or Hogwash... Hard to Know
By Toni Hurst , Health Expert

...herbal treatment that many women swear helps alleviate hot flashes.   But just like most herbal... Read more »

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Sleeping and Menopause
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert

...But the worst culprit is probably those bothersome hot flashes. If these occur at night they... Read more »

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Desperately Seeking Alternatives… Advice on Herbal Supplements and Soy Products
By Toni Hurst , Health Expert

...to menopausal symptoms that cause us grief, like hot flashes. Maybe our "situation" forces us to... Read more »

Health Guide

Ovarian hypofunction
... Symptoms Women with ovarian hypofunction may develop symptoms of menopause such as hot flashes, mood swings, night sweats, and vaginal dryness. Ovarian hypofunction may also... Read more »
Menopause
... Perimenopause; Postmenopause Symptoms The potential symptoms include: Hot flashes and skin flushing Night sweats Insomnia Mood swings including... Read more »
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
...who have had their uterus removed). HRT is most often used to treat symptoms of menopause such as "hot flashes," vaginal dryness, mood swings, sleep disorders, and decreased sexual desire. This... Read more »
Menopause: Symptoms
The most prominent symptoms of the transition to menopause include:Hot flashes and night sweats. Women often experience hot flashes as an intense build-up in body heat, followed by sweating... Read more »
Endometriosis: Medications
...condition associated with osteoporosis. Patients who received medroxyprogesterone injections had fewer hot flashes than those who received leuprolide, but they had more episodes of bleeding and... Read more »

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Medications

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...INJECTION Pronounced: (LEW-pro-lide) Side Effects Hot flashes (flushing), increased sweating,... Read more »

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...Mild burning/pain/bruising at the injection site, hot flashes (flushing), increased sweating,... Read more »

Related News

Sleep Problems and Menopause
July 14, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) It's not just aging that causes sleep problems for women; hormones are partly to blame. According to research from the Rush... Read summary »

Herbal Medicines for Menopause?
February 24, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Treating menopausal symptoms with herbal remedies could be a waste of time and money.  A new article in the Drug and Therapies... Read summary »

Heavier women may have more hot flashes
October 03, 2008

Researchers say that women who have a high percentage of body fat may be more likely to experience hot flashes and night sweats. Previously doctors... Read summary »

Bone density linked to hot flashes in women
May 07, 2009

Women who experience vasomotor symptoms (VMS) such as hot flashes or night sweats may be more at risk for bone loss, a new study suggests.... Read summary »

HRT Improves Quality of Life
September 02, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- For post-menopausal women -- even those without symptoms -- hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may improve quality of life. The... Read summary »