July 16, 2008

Managing Hot Flash

The natural transition from the normal reproductive stage of a woman that causes a reduction and fluctuation of hormone levels is known as menopause which causes emotional disturbances. Hot flash is one of the several disorders for menopausal women. The attack of hot flash dilates the blood vessels on the upper body and allows more blood to flow. This creates a hot feeling particularly on the neck and faces which may last from seconds up to an hour. The duration and intensity may be mild, moderate or severe. The first line of defense is to identify what triggers hot flash and then avoid it. When it is mild, it is possible to treat it without medication. Lifestyle modification, reducing stress and some dietary changes can take care of the problem. In moderate hot flashes, it is necessary for additional prescription. Vitamins E and B6 and Peridin-e tablets help reduce the effect. An herbal remedy that may help includes ginseng, black cohosh, wild yam root, dong quai, sage tea and prime rose oil. But the effects of herbal remedies in the case of women who have had breast cancer in not know. So care should be taken in such cases.

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Hormone Therapy Raises Cancer Risk

The new findings, released by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, states that menopausal women who take hormone combinations/ combination hormonal therapy for their symptoms are more likely to get an uncommon type of breast cancer much earlier then experts believed. These treatments that said to raise cancer risk particularly breast cancer are used to combat night sweats, hot flashes, and other symptoms of menopause. Most researchers assumed it takes five years of combined-hormone therapy before the overall risk of developing breast cancer is elevated significantly. Just like hormone therapy, all medications has its risk that’s why it is better to use some natural means in treating this unpleasant condition since it is naturally made the risk is not that high than using medical based treatments.

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June 26, 2008

Causes of hot flash

When the neck and face feel quite hot and there may be heart palpitations, headache, sweating, dizziness and anxiety then there's no mistake that you may have hot flash. Most of the women who experience menopause suffer hot flash. Some men on the controversial Andropause, men on hormone therapy for prostate problems, person with hyperthyroidism, low blood sugar, low blood pressure and men on hormone restriction therapy for prostate problems are also prone to hot flashes.

The mechanism of hot flashes is simple. The blood vessels on the neck and head enlarge and allow more blood than normal to pass. This gives the hot feeling and causes other symptoms. But it is still unknown for the cause for the dilating of the blood vessels.

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June 20, 2008

Managing Hot Flash

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June 19, 2008

The most commonly recommended hot flash remedy

Black cohosh is the most commonly recommended hot flash remedy. Research has been done concerning the effectiveness and safety of this kind of remedy than on any of the other herbs that can help menopause hot flash symptoms. But if you tried it and it doesn't work for you, then try the other alternatives. It is still uncertain for scientist to determine the reason why black cohosh is such an effective hot flash remedy. Assessments of the chemical compounds of other plants have revealed an estrogen-like substance, appropriately named phytoestrogens and these seem to affect other chemicals in a woman's body.

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June 18, 2008

Symptoms of Hot flashes

About 75% of American menopausal women suffer from hot flashes. There other conditions like male hormone restriction therapy for prostate problems, low blood pressure, hyperthyroidism, and low blood sugar, where flashes are known to occur.

The dilation of blood vessels on the upper part of the body, particularly the neck and the face is the immediate cause of the problem. The root cause of the problem, what causes this enlarging of blood vessels, is still unclear. Large fluctuations of female hormones seem to be the prime cause. What triggers hot flashes are hot spicy foods, caffeine, hot weather, alcohol and stress.

The attack may end in a few seconds could last as long as an hour. There is also a wide variation in the severity of the attack. Some can sense the attack of hot flash while it is very sudden for others. Feeling of heat on the upper part of the body particularly on the neck and face in the first and most common symptoms of hot flash. At the same time, the body core temperature drops as much three degrees.

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