hot flash
noun
: a sudden brief flushing and sensation of heat caused by dilation of skin capillaries usually associated with menopausal endocrine imbalance
called also hot flush
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Menopause: During menopause, more than four in five women experience hot flashes and night sweats, which contribute to sleep disturbances and insomnia.
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Barbara Rhoden, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2024
While perimenopause isn't exactly an illness, symptoms—including hot flashes, irregular periods, and heavy bleeding—can be disruptive.4
Testosterone levels decline as part of the hormonal changes occurring in perimenopause.
—Madeleine Burry, Health, 28 Feb. 2024
Weight loss can be one of the effective treatments for vasomotor symptoms, including symptoms like hot flashes and night sweats, which are common for women going through menopause.
—Kaitlin Vogel, Health, 15 Dec. 2023
The medication can help relieve troubling symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats.
—Sumathi Reddy, WSJ, 23 Oct. 2023
But hundreds of clinical trials since then have found that HRT helps ease menopause symptoms, primarily hot flashes, night sweats and bone loss, without posing significant risks for most women, according to the Menopause Society.
—Katie Camero, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024
Symptoms of menopause can include hot flashes, cardiac effects, brain fog and other mental heath effects.
—Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2024
This time of renewal begins at different ages, sometimes as early as the mid 30’s, and is usually accompanied by a heap of symptoms like hot flashes, sleep irregularity, and mood changes.
—Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
The program includes the Vagus Nerve Meditative Massage, is designed to support women, along with lymphatic drainage, reflexology, which may help relieve symptoms of hormonal imbalances and provide relief for hot flashes.
—Rona Berg, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
Barbara Rhoden, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2024
While perimenopause isn't exactly an illness, symptoms—including hot flashes, irregular periods, and heavy bleeding—can be disruptive.4
Testosterone levels decline as part of the hormonal changes occurring in perimenopause.
—Madeleine Burry, Health, 28 Feb. 2024
Weight loss can be one of the effective treatments for vasomotor symptoms, including symptoms like hot flashes and night sweats, which are common for women going through menopause.
—Kaitlin Vogel, Health, 15 Dec. 2023
The medication can help relieve troubling symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats.
—Sumathi Reddy, WSJ, 23 Oct. 2023
But hundreds of clinical trials since then have found that HRT helps ease menopause symptoms, primarily hot flashes, night sweats and bone loss, without posing significant risks for most women, according to the Menopause Society.
—Katie Camero, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024
Symptoms of menopause can include hot flashes, cardiac effects, brain fog and other mental heath effects.
—Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2024
This time of renewal begins at different ages, sometimes as early as the mid 30’s, and is usually accompanied by a heap of symptoms like hot flashes, sleep irregularity, and mood changes.
—Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
The program includes the Vagus Nerve Meditative Massage, is designed to support women, along with lymphatic drainage, reflexology, which may help relieve symptoms of hormonal imbalances and provide relief for hot flashes.
—Rona Berg, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
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1907, in the meaning defined above
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hot flash
noun
: a sudden brief flushing and sensation of heat caused by dilation of skin capillaries usually associated with menopausal endocrine imbalance
called also hot flush
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