Hot flashes

Introduction: Hot flashes

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

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

Medical Textbooks Online about Hot flashes

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Hot flashes?

• Misdiagnosis of Hot flashes
• Underlying causes of Hot flashes (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Misdiagnosis and Hot flashes

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Causes of Hot flashes

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

Read more about 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

See full list of 9 treatments for Hot flashes

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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

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)