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Hot flashes are the most common symptom of menopause. Learn about strategies for relief of hot flashes, including hormone therapy and natural remedies.
Menopause can happen in the 40s or 50s. But the average age is 51 in the United States. Menopause is natural. But the physical symptoms, such as hot flashes, and emotional symptoms of menopause may disrupt sleep, lower energy or affect mood. There are many treatments, from lifestyle changes to hormone therapy.
Hot flashes are the most common symptom of menopause. Learn about strategies for relief of hot flashes, including hormone therapy and natural remedies.
Hot flashes and sleep problems. Hot flashes are common during perimenopause. The intensity, length and frequency vary. Sleep problems are often due to hot flashes or night sweats, but sometimes sleep becomes unpredictable even without them. Mood changes.
Night sweats. Basics. Causes. Learn what conditions and medications might cause these sleep-disturbing sweats.
If you have worries about irregular periods or hot flashes, talk with your healthcare professional. Tests most often aren't needed to diagnose menopause. But sometimes, your healthcare professional may suggest blood tests to check your levels of: Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and estrogen (estradiol).
Hot flashes are a sudden feeling of heat in the upper body. They are common during the menopause transition. Once a hot flash is starting, there’s no instant cure. The most effective way to manage frequent hot flashes is with hormone therapy or other treatment that helps avoid them in the first place.
Alcohol, hot flashes and night sweats. One of the biggest complaints by women during menopause are vasomotor symptoms (VMS), more commonly known as hot flashes and night sweats. About 80% of women have hot flashes, night sweats and 30% will have those symptoms severely.
Vasomotor symptoms — the medical term for hot flashes — are among the most common menopause symptoms women experience. Hot flashes, along with night sweats, can be uncomfortable and disruptive. Dr. Suneela Vegunta, a Mayo Clinic women's health physician, explains what happens to the body and offers ways to find relief.
The hormonal changes of menopause tend to make it more likely that women will gain weight around the abdomen, rather than the hips and thighs. But hormonal changes alone don't necessarily cause the weight gain. Instead, it's usually related to aging, as well as lifestyle and genetic factors.