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Article: Going through menopause? There are many therapies that can help reduce hot flashes.(Health & Fitness)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- April 30, 2007
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Byline: Susan Stevens Daily Herald Health Writer
If you are a menopausal woman who must face a board room - or a class of seventh-graders - hot flashes can be a major source of anxiety.
For years the best relief came from hormone therapy, but many women were turned off the pills when studies emerged showing they increased the risk of stroke, heart attack and breast cancer.
More recent research has doctors suggesting hormones again, but in lower doses. Women also have a host of other alternatives, from acupuncture to antidepressants. We asked a few experts to lay out the options.
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