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Tag: hot flashes and night sweats

Hormone Replacement Therapy May Increase Risk of Bloodclots or Stroke

| March 13, 2015 Comment

Hormone Replacement Therapy May Increase Risk of Bloodclots or Stroke, according to a new study published by the Cochrane Library. Hormone therapy involves replacing the female hormones, estrogen and progestin, that women lose the ability to make after menopause. Until recently, HRT was often prescribed to those going through menopause to ease their hot flashes, […]

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Menopause Symptoms Can Linger for Seven Years or Longer

| February 17, 2015 Comment

Menopause symptoms can linger for seven years or longer, say researchers from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. In a large study of menopausal women across the US, researchers found that on average, symptoms like hot flashes and night sweats can last for 7.5 years. Black and Hispanic […]

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