with respect to the high incidence of hot flash in postmenopausal women and the controversies regarding its treatment, this double-blind clinical trial was conducted to determine the effects of pimpinella anisum on hot flashes in these women referring to rural and urban health centers of qazvin province in 2009. seventy-two women with hot flashes were randomly selected according to the predeter...

background : postmenopausal hot flash is a common disease amongst women with high prevalence of 75%. hormone replacement therapy (hrt) is a well-known relief of symptoms which has disadvantages such as side effects and contraindication for certain types of hormone related diseases and breast or estrogen related cancers. one of the alternatives is acupuncture which is an east asian and more spec...

Although much research is underway to develop new treatments for postmenopausal hot flashes, it is hindered by a lack of suitable outcome measures. Therefore, the author invented a miniature, ambulatory hot flash recorder. The purpose of this study was to ascertain patient satisfaction with this device. Subjects were 38 postmenopausal women reporting frequent hot flashes. They wore the recorder...

INTRODUCTION Hot flashes have been postulated to be linked to the development of metabolic disorders. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between hot flashes, adipocyte-derived hormones, and insulin resistance in healthy, non-obese postmenopausal women. PARTICIPANTS AND DESIGN In this cross-sectional study, a total of 151 women aged 45-60 years were stratified into one of three grou...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To evaluate the intermediate term efficacy and toxicity of the use of venlafaxine for the control of hot flashes. DESIGN An open-label continuation phase study following a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial that tested three doses of venlafaxine for the control of hot flashes. SETTING North Central Cancer Treatment Group institutions. SAMPLE 102...

INTRODUCTION Hot flashes have been postulated to be linked to systemic inflammation. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between hot flashes, pro-inflammatory factors, and leukocytes in healthy, non-obese postmenopausal women. PARTICIPANTS AND DESIGN In this cross-sectional study, a total of 202 women aged 45-60 years were stratified into one of four groups according to their hot...

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 ...