Hot Flashes
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Efficacy of isoflavones in relieving vasomotor menopausal symptoms - A systematic review.

30 Aug 2009 This review assessed the efficacy of isoflavone supplements to reduce vasomotor symptoms in menopausal women by reviewing all published randomized controlled trials. Systematic literature searches were carried out in 70 databases. Randomized and ... Read more...

Effects of gabapentin on sleep in menopausal women with hot flashes as measured by a Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index factor scoring model.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: The aim of this research was to analyze gabapentin's effect on Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scores in menopausal women. METHODS: Secondary analysis of data from a cohort of menopausal women participating in a randomized, ... Read more...

Vasomotor symptoms, adoption of a low-fat dietary pattern, and risk of invasive breast cancer: a secondary analysis of the Women's Health Initiative randomized controlled dietary modification trial.

15 Aug 2009 PURPOSE: To assess whether the effect of a low-fat dietary pattern on breast cancer incidence varied by report of baseline vasomotor symptoms. METHODS: Postmenopausal women age 50 to 79 years enrolled onto the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Dietary ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Hot Flashes'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone and postmenopausal flushing. 15 Sep 2009
• Efficacy of isoflavones in relieving vasomotor menopausal symptoms - A systematic review. 30 Aug 2009
• Effects of gabapentin on sleep in menopausal women with hot flashes as measured by a Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index factor scoring model. 30 Aug 2009
• Vasomotor symptoms, adoption of a low-fat dietary pattern, and risk of invasive breast cancer: a secondary analysis of the Women's Health Initiative randomized controlled dietary modification trial. 15 Aug 2009
• Gains in body fat and vasomotor symptom reporting over the menopausal transition: the study of women's health across the nation. 10 Aug 2009
• Vitex agnus-castus (Chaste-Tree/Berry) in the treatment of menopause-related complaints. 30 Jul 2009
• Bazedoxifene/conjugated estrogens and quality of life in postmenopausal women. 29 Jul 2009
• Evaluation of bazedoxifene/conjugated estrogens for the treatment of menopausal symptoms and effects on metabolic parameters and overall safety profile. 24 Jul 2009
• Menopausal symptoms following breast cancer treatment: a qualitative investigation of cognitive and behavioural responses. 15 Jul 2009
• Role of ethnicity in the expression of features of hot flashes. 7 Jul 2009
• On hot flash mechanism, measurement, and treatment. 29 Jun 2009
• The interface of depression, sleep, and vasomotor symptoms. 29 Jun 2009
• Predictors of placebo response in a randomized, controlled trial of phytotherapy in menopause. 29 Jun 2009
• The complex interplay of vasomotor symptoms, hormone therapy, and cardiovascular risk. 29 Jun 2009
• Comparison of subjective and objective hot flash measures over time among breast cancer survivors initiating aromatase inhibitor therapy. 29 Jun 2009
• Hot flushes, coronary heart disease, and hormone therapy in postmenopausal women. 29 Jun 2009
• Cortisol levels during the menopausal transition and early postmenopause: observations from the Seattle Midlife Women's Health Study. 29 Jun 2009
• Moxibustion for treating menopausal hot flashes: a randomized clinical trial. 29 Jun 2009
• Evaluating the role of serotonin in hot flashes after breast cancer using acute tryptophan depletion. 29 Jun 2009
• Experience of menopausal symptoms by women in an urban community in Ibadan, Nigeria. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Hot Flashes'

Definition: A sudden, temporary sensation of heat predominantly experienced by some women during MENOPAUSE. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)

Descriptor UI: D019584

Alternative terms: Hot Flashes; Flashes, Hot;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C23.888.475;

History Note: 98

Technical Notes: do not confuse with FLUSHING