Symptoms of Hot flashes

List of symptoms of Hot flashes:

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Hot flashes includes the 10 symptoms listed below:

• Flushing
• Hot flashes
• Recurring or intermittent hot flashes
• Strange sensations of temperature
• Feelings of body warmth
• Sweating
• Facial redness
• Facial flushing
• Night sweats
• Abrupt night awakening

Note that Hot flashes symptoms usually refers to various symptoms known to a patient, but the phrase Hot flashes signs may refer to those signs only noticable by a doctor.

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Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

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• Flushing - see all causes of Flushing
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• Night sweats - see all causes of Night sweats
• Sweating - see all causes of Sweating

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Menopause: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Many menopausal women are asymptomatic but some have severe symptoms. The decline in ovarian function and consequent decreased estrogen level produce menstrual irregularities: a decrease in the amount and duration of menstrual flow, spotting, and episodes of amenorrhea and polymenorrhea (possibly with hypermenorrhea). Irregularities may last a few months or persist for several years before menstruation ceases permanently.

The following body system changes may occur (usually after the permanent cessation of menstruation):

❑ Reproductive system: Menopause may cause shrinkage of vulval structures and loss of subcutaneous fat, possibly leading to atrophic vulvitis; atrophy of vaginal mucosa and flattening of vaginal rugae, possibly causing bleeding after coitus or douching; vaginal itching and discharge from bacterial invasion; and loss of capillaries in the atrophying vaginal wall, causing the pink, rugal lining to become smooth and white. Menopause may also produce excessive vaginal dryness and dyspareunia due to decreased lubrication from the vaginal walls and decreased secretion from Bartholin’s glands; smaller ovaries and oviducts; and progressive pelvic relaxation as the supporting structures lose their tone due to the absence of estrogen.

ELDER TIP As a woman ages, atrophy causes the vagina to shorten and the mucous lining to become thin, dry, less elastic, and pale as a result of decreased vascularity. In addition, the pH of vaginal secretions increases, making the vaginal environment more alkaline. The type of flora also changes, increasing the older woman’s chance of vaginal infections.

❑ Urinary system: Atrophic cystitis due to the effects of decreased estrogen levels on bladder mucosa and related structures may cause pyuria, dysuria, and urinary frequency, urgency, and incontinence. Urethral carbuncles from loss of urethral tone and mucosal thinning may cause dysuria, meatal tenderness, and hematuria.

❑ Mammary system: Breast size decreases.

❑ Integumentary system: The patient may experience loss of skin elasticity and turgor due to estrogen deprivation, loss of pubic and axillary hair and, occasionally, slight alopecia.

❑ Autonomic nervous system: The patient may exhibit hot flashes and night sweats (in 60% of women), vertigo, syncope, tachycardia, dyspnea, tinnitus, emotional disturbances (irritability, nervousness, crying spells, fits of anger), and exacerbation of pre-existing depression, anxiety, and compulsive, manic, or schizoid behavior.

Menopause may also induce atherosclerosis, and a decrease in estrogen level contributes to osteoporosis.

Ovarian activity in younger women is believed to provide a protective effect on the cardiovascular system, and the loss of this function at menopause may partly explain the increased death rate from myocardial infarction in older women. Also, estrogen has been found to increase levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

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Hot flashes as a symptom:

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About signs and symptoms of Hot flashes:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Hot flashes. This signs and symptoms information for Hot flashes has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Hot flashes signs or Hot flashes symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Hot flashes may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Hot flashes symptoms.