Hot Flashes & Night Sweats
Hot flashes and night sweats are two of the most common symptoms of menopause.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary defines a hot flash as:
"A sudden, brief sensation of heat, often over the entire body, caused by a transient dilation of the blood vessels of the skin and experienced by some menopausal women. Also called hot flush." 1
While we may not be able to keep our bodies from arbitrarily turning up the heat, understanding these conditions can help us manage them before and when they strike.
Continue reading: Symptoms of Hot Flashes and Night Sweats
1. hot flash. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary. Retrieved January 07, 2009, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hot flash
