Hot Flashes and the Heart

Women and their physicians have often wondered if there is a connection when women hit menopause. But a new study, just released during the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting, suggests that it’s all in the timing.

Researchers tracked data from women who participated in the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study, the largest research study of women ever sponsored by the federal government. The conclusion: those hot flashes and night sweats that most women experience early in menopause are not linked to increased levels of cardiovascular disease. But if the hot flashes persist, or begin many years after menopause begins, risk of heart disease is higher.

I’m Dr. Cindy Haines of HealthDay TV, with the news that physicians are reading; health news that matters to you.

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