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Article: Hot flashes linked to forgetfulness in perimenopausal women
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- The Hindustan Times
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- June 17, 2008
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Washington, June 17 -- Hot flashes can result in forgetfulness among women approaching menopause, says a new study by US researchers.
The study, which found that women in midlife underreport the number of hot flashes - the uncomfortable symptoms of menopause -they experience by more than 40 percent, is the first to explore the relationship between objectively measured hot flashes and memory performance.
Memory complaints are common at midlife, and previous research indicates that about 40 percent of midlife women report forgetfulness.
"The problem is that the physiology of hot flashes and the science of hot flashes is ...