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Hot Flashes in Menopause

2024-05-09T20:07:32-06:00

Hot Flashes in Menopause Symptoms, Causes, Risk Factors, and Treatment Options Hot flashes are the most common symptom associated with menopause. If you are suffering from them, know that you are not alone as 75-80% of women experience hot flashes at some point during menopause. However, only 20-30% of women ever seek medical attention for their symptoms. Most women develop hot flashes during perimenopause (the years leading up to menopause) but some women will not develop them until they are past the onset of menopause. Risk Factors for Hot Flashes Risk factors for hot flashes include obesity, smoking, lack of exercise and ethnicity (incidence is highest for African Americans, followed by Caucasians, and lowest for women of Asian descent particularly Chinese and Japanese). Duration of Hot Flashes For most women, hot flashes will last from 6 months - 2 yrs. However, some recent data suggests that up to 10% of women will experience them for more than 10 years after menopause โ€“ even into their 70โ€™s! While menopause is almost always the reason for hot flashes - there can be other rare medical conditions that should not be

Hot Flashes in Menopause2024-05-09T20:07:32-06:00

Hormone Replacement Therapy: Is it right for me?

2024-05-09T20:23:01-06:00

The conventional wisdom for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) has swung dramatically over the past several decades. For a long time, it was seen as the fountain of youth โ€“ almost a supplement rather than a medication โ€“ something that every woman should be on to stay healthy. Then came the Womenโ€™s Health Initiative in 2002, which showed an increase risk in breast cancer and cardiovascular disease. Millions of women stopped hormone replacement or were reluctant to start, some of whom then experienced severe menopausal symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats and mood changes. Over the ensuing years our philosophy has settled into one of moderation: Treat each woman and her symptoms as safely as we can. For some, hormone replacement therapy is a needed balm to menopausal suffering, for others the small risks are not worth it, or their minimal symptoms donโ€™t require medications. Your doctors with Midwest Center for Womenโ€™s HealthCare can help you find your way through this sometimes-confusing topic. What is HRT? Hormone Replacement Therapy or HRT is using estrogen (usually in combination with a progestin) to mitigate unpleasant symptoms of menopause. As we pass our reproductive years,

Hormone Replacement Therapy: Is it right for me?2024-05-09T20:23:01-06:00
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