Hot flashes during menopause

Hot flashes during menopause Hot flashes are sudden sensations of flushing and heat that some women feel when they are going through menopause. They are one of the most common and earliest signs of menopause.

Estrogen-progestin linked to breast cancer risk The potential benefits of taking hormone replacement therapy beginning at menopause are many, ranging from relief from hot flashes to lowering the risks of heart disease and the brittle-bone disease osteoporosis...

The Truth About Menopausal Depression Several friends are warning me that I'll probably get depressed when I reach menopause, like they did...

Breast Cancer Treatment May Trigger Depression While it`s common for cancer patients to go through bouts of depression, some women with breast cancer may be at particular risk for major depression due to their cancer treatment, research suggests...

Estrogen Therapy May Improve Postmenopausal Sleep Disorder Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with a true estrogen may help improve the sleep disorders and hot flashes that accompany menopause, while an estrogen receptor modulator as HRT may aggravate the situation...

Hormones And Alcohol Equally Risky Women who drink two bottles of beer a day should be just as worried about increasing their breast-cancer risk as those on hormone replacement therapy...