Female Hot Flashes By Nancy Bachevy

If you're a woman and you're planning on living long enough to reach menopause, there is an almost seventy-five percent chance that you'll experience female hot flashes.

Others may experience hot flashes, too. Men who are involved with hormone therapies, pregnant women, people with low blood pressure or blood sugar levels, and those undergoing chemotherapy also experience them. However, female hot flashes before and during menopause are far more frequent.

Hot flashes can be different, based upon the individual experiencing them. While some lucky women may only experience occasional and mild discomfort, others can suffer for years with severe attacks. Frequency, duration and intensity of female hot flashes all vary a great deal.

Although medical professionals haven't definitively determined what causes hot flashes, the consensus believes that the hypothalamus, which acts as our body's thermostat, fails to function correctly during the hormonal shifts of menopause. It may believe the body is too hot or too cold at the wrong times, causing expansion and dilation of blood vessels that can set off female hot flashes.

Generally, female hot flashes involve an intensely hot feeling which usually emerges on the neck, shoulder or head. The face often reddens. The experience of increased temperature, predictably, leads to perspiration.

Many women experience a racing heartbeat while in the throes of a hot flash. Other symptoms may include a sense of dizziness, a headache or even a strong feeling of anxiety.

Hot flashes are an ugly and bothersome fact of life for millions of women. Their exact form, frequency and duration may vary, but most women will experience them before and/or during menopause.

Although mild hot flashes would be a mere inconvenience, countless women suffer from more intense episodes and have them with sufficient frequency to justify taking some kind of action. There are a variety of options available to those suffering from more intense female hot flashes. Hormone therapies are one option, but there are also many natural approaches to consider, as well.
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