Hot flashes

Hot flashes: Introduction

Hot flashes: Facial flushing and other symptoms. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Hot flashes is available below.

Symptoms of Hot flashes

• Flushing
• Hot flashes
• Recurring or intermittent hot flashes
• Strange sensations of temperature
• Feelings of body warmth
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 10 symptoms of Hot flashes

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Hot flashes:

• Osteoporosis & Bone Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Osteoporosis Tests
  • Home Bone Loss Tests
• Menopause: Related Home Testing:
  • Home Menopause Tests
  • Home FSH Hormone Tests
  • Home Osteoporosis Testing
• Vaginal Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Vaginal Infection Tests
  • Home Vaginal PH Tests
  • Home Yeast Infection Tests
  • Home Candida Kits
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Test Kits
  • Home Bladder Test Kits
• Breast Cancer: Related Home Tests:
  • Home Breast Cancer Test Kits
  • Home Breast Lump Detection
• more tests...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Hot flashes

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Wrongly Diagnosed with Hot flashes?

• Misdiagnosis of Hot flashes
• Failure to diagnose Hot flashes
• Hidden causes of Hot flashes (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Hot flashes

Hot flashes: Medical Mistakes

• Women's Health Mistakes:
  • Womens Health -- Health Mistakes
  • Contraception -- Health Mistakes
  • Fertility -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Hot flashes: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Hot flashes:

• Mom & Baby
• Pregnancy
• Senior Health
• Womens Health
• more product offers...»

Hot flashes: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Major Diseases that are commonly Undiagnosed:
  • High Cholesterol -- Undiagnosed
  • Heart Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Depression -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 2 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 1 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Hypertension -- Undiagnosed
  • Hemochromatosis -- Undiagnosed
  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Hot flashes

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Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for a patient to show mental decline to dementia. Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical conditions, such as a stroke or Alzheimer's disease...read more »

Rare type of breast cancer without a lump: There is a less common form of breast cancer called inflammatory breast cancer. Its symptoms can be an inflammation of the breast tissue, such as with a breast...read more »

Tremor need not be Parkinson's disease: There is the tendency to believe that any tremor symptom, or shakiness, means Parkinson's disease. The reality is that...read more »

Rare diseases misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease: A rare genetic disorder is often misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease for men in their 50's. The disease Fragile X disorder can show only mild symptoms in the early years, and...read more »

Read more about Misdiagnosis and Hot flashes

Hot flashes: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Pregnancy & Fertility Health Specialists:
  • Maternal & Fetal Medicine
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
• Womens Health Specialists:
  • Gynecological Oncology
• Senior Health Specialists (Geriatrics):
  • Geriatric Medicine (Senior Health Specialist)
  • Geriatric Psychiatry (Senior Mental Health)
• more specialists...»

Other doctor, physician and specialist research services:

• Rate Your Doctor Online
• Research Your Doctor Online
• Review Patient Surveys About Your Doctor
• Research local specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.

Hospitals & Clinics: Hot flashes

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Hot flashes:

• Womens Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Senior Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Nursing Homes & Aged Care Facilities -- Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings » »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Hot flashes, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Hot flashes: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Chronic Major Diseases -- Rare Types:
  • High Cholesterol -- Rare Types
  • Heart Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Depression -- Rare Types
  • Type 2 Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • Type 1 Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • Hypertension -- Rare Types
  • Hemochromatosis -- Rare Types
  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Hot flashes

• Menopause
• Hyperthyroidism
• Panic attack
• Panic disorder
• See also causes of symptoms flushing or facial redness
• more causes...»

See full list of 11 causes of Hot flashes

More information about causes of Hot flashes:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Hot flashes (30 listings)
• Drug interactions causing Hot flashes (6 listings)
• Underlying causes of Hot flashes
• Hot flashes as a symptom

Treatments for Hot flashes

• Soy
• Estrogen - see also treatment of menopause
• Hormone replacement therapy
• Deep breathing exercises
• Quit smoking
• more treatments...»

See full list of 9 treatments for Hot flashes

Latest Treatments for Hot flashes

• Black cohosh
• Wild yam
• Remifemin
• Phytoestrogens
• Vitamin E
• more treatments...»

See full list of 14 latest treatments for Hot flashes

News Archives for Hot flashes

Medical news articles related to Hot flashes include:

• Acupuncture May Not Help Hot Flashes
• Hot Flashes, Night Sweats a Good Sign for Breast Cancer Patients
• Health Tip: Controlling Hot Flashes
• Hypnosis Cuts Hot Flashes for Breast Cancer Survivors
• Women Don't Notice 40% of Their Hot Flashes
• Hot Flashes Reduced by Neck Injection
• Flaxseed May Relieve Hot Flashes
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Hot flashes

Medical research articles related to Hot flashes include:

• Endocrine therapy plus zoledronic acid in premenopausal breast cancer.
• Hot flashes during androgen deprivation therapy with luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist combined with steroidal or nonsteroidal antiandrogen for prostate cancer
• Menopause and Osteoporosis Update 2009
• Breast cancer after use of estrogen plus progestin in postmenopausal women.
• Adjuvant chemotherapy in oestrogen-receptor-poor breast cancer: patient-level meta-analysis of randomised trials.
• Health risks and benefits 3 years after stopping randomized treatment with estrogen and progestin.
• Menopause.
• more research...»

Click here to find more evidence-based articles on the TRIP Database

Videos for Hot flashes

Patient Surveys for Hot flashes

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Reseach about Hot flashes

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Clinical Trials for Hot flashes

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Hot flashes include:

• Clinical Trial Assessing Toxicity and Efficacy of MF101 for Hot Flashes - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - MF101
• Hormone Replacement Therapy for Hot Flashes and/or Vaginal Symptoms in Postmenopausal Women Receiving Tamoxifen for Breast Cancer - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - hot flashes attenuation,menopausal symptoms attenuation,conjugated estrogens,medroxyprogesterone
• Efficacy and Safety of a Topical Estradiol Gel for Treatment of Postmenopausal Symptoms - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - estradiol gel
• Megestrol in Treating Hot Flashes Following Treatment for Breast Cancer - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - megestrol
• Effects of Black Cohosh on Menopausal Hot Flashes - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Black Cohosh
• more trials...»

See full list of 69 Clinical Trials for Hot flashes

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Definitions of Hot flashes:

Sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders) - (Source - WordNet 2.1)