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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

Causes Of Hot Flashes

Track your health with this menopause journal

October 03, 2008
Use this convenient calendar to track your menopause symptoms. By recording your sleep, exercise, and symptoms, you can look for patterns and possibly identify triggers that cause hot flashes and other side effects of perimenopause.

This journal can make your next doctor visit more useful as well. You'll have a detailed report on your health over the last few weeks which will help your doctor manage your symptoms.

Download this journal now and take charge of your health today.

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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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Hot Flashes from Lupron: When Will They Stop?
By Jay Motola , Health Expert

Dear Dr. Motola, I'm having hot flashes after one injection of Lupron 6 months ago. When will they... 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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Hot Flashes: An Effective Treatment at Last?
By PJ Hamel , Health Expert

...coming of Retin-A? How about a possible cure for hot flashes? Now we're cookin' - literally!  ... 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 »

Health Guide

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 »
Hypogonadism
...hypogonadism may cause infertility. Menopause is a form of naturally occurring hypogonadism, which can cause hot flashes, vaginal dryness, and irritability as a woman's estrogen levels fall. The... Read more »
Chemotherapy 101 Part III: Surviving Chemotherapy
...can affect the ovaries and cause chemo-induced menopause. It happened to me, and was marked mostly by hot flashes. Once treatment was complete, my ovaries recovered and my fertility is now... Read more »
Anatomy of a Migraine
...vomiting diarrhea or constipation nasal congestion and/or runny nose depression, severe anxiety hot flashes and chills dizziness confusion dehydration or fluid retention, depending on the ... Read more »
Fast FAQs: Chemotherapy Side Effects and Sex Drive
...Painful intercourse is the result of your vagina becoming dry, and its walls becoming thinner. Like hot flashes and “permanent PMS,” this vaginal dryness is the result of the decrease in... Read more »

Medications

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...Consult your doctor for more details. To help manage hot flashes, keep a cool body temperature... Read more »

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...changes that might benefit you. You can also manage hot flashes by keeping a cool body... Read more »

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...estrogen or relieve symptoms of menopause such as hot flashes. This medication is not... Read more »

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...(intense feelings of warmth and sweating known as hot flashes). If you need treatment only... Read more »

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...of using raloxifene with your doctor. Side Effects Hot flashes, sweating, or leg cramps may... 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 »

Hot flashes and snoring may signal sleep apnea
October 03, 2008

Women who have hot flashes and snore may also suffer from sleep apnea, according to a new study of postmenopausal women. One researcher said that... Read summary »

Injection may ease hot flashes
October 03, 2008

A small study suggests that an injection into the nerves of the neck may reduce the frequency of hot flashes in women going through breast cancer... 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 »