Menopausal hot flashes: Mechanisms, endocrinology, treatment

Hot flashes (HFs) are a rapid and exaggerated heat dissipation response, consisting of profuse sweating, peripheral vasodilation, and feelings of intense, internal heat. They are triggered by small elevations in core body temperature (Tc) acting within a greatly reduced thermoneutral zone, i.e., the...

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Published in:	The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology Vol. 142; pp. 115 - 120
Main Author:	Freedman, Robert R.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2014
Subjects:	Adult Body Temperature Regulation - physiology Circadian Rhythm Clonidine - therapeutic use Estrogen Replacement Therapy Female Hot flashes Hot Flashes - physiopathology Hot Flashes - therapy Humans Menopause Menopause - physiology Middle Aged Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors - therapeutic use Sleep Sleep - physiology Sweating Thermoregulation Thermoregulation Sleep Menopause Hot flashes
ISSN:	0960-0760, 1879-1220, 1879-1220
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