Women undergoing menopause can experience hot flashes, but anyone can have them. Smoking, pregnancy, and having an over- or under-active thyroid may trigger a hot flash. Read on to learn about ...
Many of us complain about getting a chill or a cold when temperatures start to drop, but women going through menopause are often the ones who struggle the most during this seasonal shift.
Primary and review articles published in English were identified by a MEDLINE (1966-June 2003) search using the MeSH terms "hot flashes," "hot flushes," "menopause," and "serotonin reuptake inhibitor.
Benedict, Ph.D., Christina Borgeest, B.A., Jodi A. Flaws, Ph.D. The reasons for the discrepancies among studies on estrogen and hot flashes are unknown. It is possible they stem from differences ...