Welcome to the hot flashes and other symptoms of approaching menopause — an experience experts say about 75% of women will share if they live long enough.
Intense hot flashes could indicate an increased risk of Alzheimer's and heart disease in the future, new research found.
The women were also fitted with sweat monitors to record their hot flashes on one of those nights.
Frequent moderate to severe hot flashes can often last seven to 10 years, on average, and less frequent or severe hot flashes can last even longer, according to experts.
“A lot of people actually underreport their hot flashes, saying they’re not having many when they really are,” Faubion said.
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Peter Dazeley, ”, Stephanie Faubion, Faubion, Rebecca Thurston, “, Thurston, ” Faubion, they’ve, Thurston’s, they’re, Mary Carson
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CNN, Bank, Getty, Mayo, Specialty Clinic, “, University of Pittsburgh’s Pitt Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
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