A new long-term study has found that women who have hot flashes at the start of menopause but not later seem to have a lower risk of heart attack or death compared to women who never experience hot flashes or whose flashes persist long after the start of menopause. Researchers also found that the few women whose hot flashes develop years after menopause began for them suffered more heart attacks and deaths when compared to women in the other groups.
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Source: Breastcancer.org
If you've had one, there's no mistaking it: the sudden, intense, hot feeling on your face and upper body, perhaps preceded or accompanied by a rapid... Read more »
Source: Breastcancer.org
A hot flash is a sudden, intense, hot feeling on your face and upper body. Hot flashes can be accompanied by a rapid heartbeat, sweating, nausea,... Read more »
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 more »
Two new studies suggest that the botanical remedies black cohosh and red clover don't ease hot flashes or improve cognition during menopause. The... Read more »