Study Design: We studied 12 postmenopausal women with symptoms and 8 without symptoms
2005
Key concepts
Scholarcy highlights
- Most menopausal hot flashes are preceded by small elevations in core body temperature
- If the thermoneutral zone between the thresholds for sweating and shivering is reduced in women with symptoms, the triggering mechanism for hot flashes could be explained
- Study Design: We studied 12 postmenopausal women with symptoms and 8 without symptoms
- Sweat rates were significantly higher among the women with symptoms than among the women without symptoms
- Menopausal hot flashes in women with symptoms may be triggered by small elevations in body temperature acting within a reduced thermoneutral zone.
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