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Article: Menopause and Hot Flashes: No Easy Answers to a Complex Problem

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June 1, 2004
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The highly publicized findings of the Women's Health Initiative1,2 have increased the pressure on the medical community to find safe and alternative medications for female health, especially for hot flashes. Hot flashes are a common symptom experienced by postmenopausal women. In their severest form, hot flashes result in sleep deprivation and mood disorders. Women from varying ethnic backgrounds experience menopause in different ways. As a result, many studies have focused on hot flashes as a definable, yet subjective end point to test efficacy of various drugs, behavioral therapies, and herbal preparations. In this issue of the Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Miller and Li3 provide the ...

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