Hot Flashes

What Are My Options for Treating Hot Flashes?

By Evita Almassi | Oct 26, 2017 | Comments Off on What Are My Options for Treating Hot Flashes?

Many women who reach the point of menopause experience hot flashes as a common side effect. While hot flashes are relatively normal and an anticipated side effect of the natural changes that occur during menopause, some women may have harsher symptoms than others. As a result some women seek various treatment methods to help alleviate the intensity of menopausal symptoms.

Clues, Confirmations, and Questions About Hot Flashes

By Rebecca Chalker | May 9, 2017 | Comments Off on Clues, Confirmations, and Questions About Hot Flashes

Women who experience hot flashes for years or even decades after their final menstrual period have one burning (!) question: when will they end?

Menopause Hormone Therapy and Ovarian Cancer

By NWHN Staff | Jul 9, 2015 | Comments Off on Menopause Hormone Therapy and Ovarian Cancer

Questions about whether hormone therapy might increase women’s cancer risk – particularly breast and ovarian cancer – have been raised for some time.

Menopause Hormone Therapy Overview

By NWHN Staff | Jul 9, 2015 | Comments Off on Menopause Hormone Therapy Overview

The widespread popularity of hormone therapy in the United States is a triumph of marketing over science and advertising over common sense. Drug companies and many health care providers view menopause as a disease to be treated.