OBJECTIVE An overview of the current knowledge on the etiology and treatment of vasomotor symptoms in postmenopausal women. MATERIALS AND METHODS Acknowledged experts in the field contributed a brief assessment of their areas of interest which were combined and edited into the final manuscript. RESULTS Women around the world experience vasomotor symptoms as they enter and complete the menop...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To pilot test the acceptability of a DVD platform to deliver a newly created cognitive-behavioral hot flash intervention and estimate the efficacy of the new intervention. DESIGN Nonrandomized pretest, post-test design. SETTING Midwestern and southeastern outpatient cancer clinics serving urban and rural areas. SAMPLE 40 participants from two sites completed the study. ...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To compare the hot flash symptom experience and related outcomes between breast cancer survivors and healthy women. DESIGN Descriptive, cross-sectional, comparative study. SETTING Southeastern university medical center. SAMPLE 69 of 207 breast cancer survivors contacted via a tumor registry and 63 age-matched healthy female volunteers. Survivors were a mean of 57 years ...

Page 216 Alternative Medicine Review u Volume 10, Number 3 u 2005 Abstract Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is contraindicated in women with a history of breast cancer or a high risk of breast cancer development. Recent results from large clinical trials, such as the Women’s Health Initiative, have demonstrated increased risks of thromboembolic events and a moderate increased risk of breast ca...

Background: Menopause is a critical and sensitive period and has a common symptom of vasomotor signs, psychologic changes and sleep disorders. With regarding the citalopram complications and effects of Iranian herbs, the aim of this study was to compared the therapeutic effect of the combination of area part of Melissa officinalis and fennel fruits extract with Nigella sativa powder with citalo...

Hot flash is among the most common complaints of menopausal women, affecting their career, social activities and quality of life. This study aimed to investigate the effects of Valerian on hot flashes in menopausal women. In this double blind clinical trial, 68 menopausal women with the chief complaint of hot flash were enrolled using sampling at hand and were randomly divided into drug and pla...

The present study investigated resting cardiac autonomic function in Japanese climacteric women using heart rate variability (HRV) power spectral analysis to evaluate the relationship between HRV indices and estrogen, as well as the ability of each HRV index to predict vasomotor symptoms. Forty-five peri- and postmenopausal women completed a questionnaire about the presence of vasomotor symptom...

OBJECTIVES The association between body mass index (BMI) and hot flash risk has not been specifically clarifies yet. This meta-analysis was, therefore, conducted to estimate the association between overweight and obesity and hot flash risk. METHODS We searched PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus for observational studies addressing the association between BMI and hot flash until August 2015. D...

Abstrak: Gejala Vasomotor Monopause. Menopause adalah berhentinya haid secara permanen setelah didahului oleh amenorea selama minimal satu tahun beserta gejala pada masa transisinya. Usia menopause wanita dapat terjadi usia 45-50 namun beberapa keadaan lebih awal atau terlambat. dini yang kurang dari 40 tahun. Masa transisi dan proses masih menjadi mengkhawatirkan bagi kaum baik perubahan fisik...

Hot flash is among the most common complaints of menopausal women, affecting their career, social activities and quality of life. This study aimed to investigate the effects of Valerian on hot flashes in menopausal women. In this double blind clinical trial, 68 menopausal women with the chief complaint of hot flash were enrolled using sampling at hand and were randomly divided into drug and pla...