| One common symptom of menopause in women | | | | flashes and the hot and cold flashes. The ember |
| is the occurrence of menopause hot flashes. Hot | | | | flashes occur almost as quickly as standard |
| flashes are experienced as a feeling of intense | | | | flashes but are usually less intense and last for |
| heat accompanied with sweating. In addition to | | | | longer periods of time such as one hour or more. |
| these feelings, the heartbeat may at times beat a | | | | In addition to this, ember flashes may be |
| little faster than usual. When hot flashes occur at | | | | undergone all year-round and may be felt for |
| night, they are commonly referred to as night | | | | many years after the standard flashes have |
| sweats. As a result of these flashes, sleeping | | | | stopped taking place. |
| problems often occur and this usually makes a | | | | In order to treat menopause hot flashes, various |
| person to be easily irritated and at times, have | | | | treatments can be used. One type of treatment |
| problems with concentrating on things. | | | | commonly used is the hormone replacement |
| When menopause hot flashes occur, they usually | | | | therapy. This treatment involves the replacement |
| begin at some point especially in the upper parts | | | | of hormones that may be at a lower level than |
| of the body. The origin may be on the neck, face, | | | | that allowed by the body. When the level of |
| chest among other places. Once the heat has | | | | some hormones in the body go down, the |
| been felt at this point of origin, it is then that it | | | | situation may easily trigger the occurrence of hot |
| can afterward spread to other body parts. After | | | | flashes. However, this treatment usually puts the |
| it has spread throughout the body, the sensation | | | | patients on the risk of suffering from breast |
| of the flash may take 2-5 minutes for each | | | | cancer, dementia or even stroke. |
| occurrence to end. However, in cases where the | | | | Therefore, it is usually recommended that when |
| hot flash is very intense, a person can either pass | | | | one decides to undertake this form of treatment, |
| out or be subjected to rosacea (a skin problem | | | | she should consume the lowest dose possible that |
| that involves reddening of the skin). The | | | | helps to alleviate her symptoms. Another type of |
| occurrence of the hot flash may happen | | | | treatment used to treat hot flashes is the use of |
| repeatedly each week or constantly throughout | | | | selective estrogen receptor modulators commonly |
| the day with their frequencies reducing over time. | | | | known as SERMs. SERMs are a category of |
| There are two types of menopause hot flashes | | | | medicines that act selectively as either agonists or |
| that occur in women during menopause. The first | | | | antagonists on the estrogen receptors throughout |
| type being the standard hot flashes. These types | | | | the whole body thus helping out with the relief of |
| of flashes often happen so rapidly, at times | | | | hot flash symptoms. Most of these modulators |
| reaching their maximum intensities in as little time | | | | are usually obtained from natural sources and |
| as one minute and then take very few minutes | | | | have therefore been scientifically proven to be |
| for them to gradually fade away. The other | | | | relatively safer than other types of hot flash |
| types of hot flashes are the slow or ember | | | | treatments. |