What Are Hot Flashes?

Hot flashes (flushes) are episodes of intense warm feeling on the face and upper trunk that last from few seconds to few minutes. They are not the same as the low-grade fever, which usually lasts at least for several hours, and can be detected by the thermometer, while hot flashes cannot be.

Hot flashes may appear in menopausal women, in healthy middle aged men, in psychological stress and in some diseases.

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According to a new study, the risk of getting several heart and other diseases greatly increases in women as they begin to enter menopause.

In 949 American women that were followed for almost a decade, the researchers found increased risk of developing metabolic syndrome during perimenopause. Perimenopause is considered the period when woman’s body begins to shift into menopause and usually that stage starts in 40s.

High blood pressure, high blood sugar, abdominal obesity, high levels of triglycerides and low levels of “good” HDL cholesterol are referred as metabolic syndrome and they all are considered risk factors for diabetes, heart disease and high blood sugar.

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White women in their pre-menopause phase of life have double the risk for breast cancer if they are smokers. A recent case-control study revealed that it is because of the ‘BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene-mutation’.

Results of the study and the investigation report have been published in the journal “Breast Cancer Research and Treatment”. This report established the fact that the women who were smoking for last five or more five pack-years have twice the risk as non-smokers to have breast cancer.

Researchers are of the view that if these findings are confirmed, it will also provide a solution for the ‘mutation carriers’ in order to reduce the risk for developing the breast cancer.

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