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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"hot flashes"”.
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Exploration of menopausal women's experiences with hot flashes
… going through menopause or are postmenopausal. Hot flashes are the most common symptom of menopause occurring in more than 60% of women, and have a significant affect on a woman's quality of life. Women are often unprepared for what to expect with hot flashes, their insights are often dismissed …
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The aryl hydrocarbon receptor signaling pathway and adverse reproductive outcomes
… by various debilitating symptoms including hot flashes and sleep disturbances. These symptoms may persist even years after they have started, leading to disrupted normal daily functioning. Previous studies have reported that race/ethnicity, body mass index, smoking status, and low estradiol …
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Examining the associations of endogenous hormones and phthalate exposure with sleep in midlife women
… symptoms, including sleep disruptions, hot flashes, and depression. Furthermore, exposure to environmental chemicals, including phthalates, further disrupt these hormones. Therefore, it is likely that exposure to phthalates contribute to the development of adverse symptoms during …
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Symptoms Experienced By Post-Menopausal Breast Cancer Survivors On Aromatase Inhibitors: A Secondary Analysis Of Baseline Data
… and vasomotor specifically joint pain (75%), hot flashes (75%), general aches and pains (75%), and muscle stiffness (69.4%). The highest reported mean severity distress score was unhappiness with body image. Conclusions: There is no confirmed etiology or established evidence based management …
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Effects of Estrogens on Astrocytes Exposed to Stressors
… women to alleviate menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes and mood swings, is often a combination of horomones such as estrogens, progesterone, and conjugated equine estrogens (CEE), extracted from the urine of pregnant mares. Previous studies have found positive correlations between estradiol …
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Health disparities, environmental toxicants, and midlife women’s health outcomes
… in the associations of phthalate exposure and hot flashes. This work illustrates racial differences in both QoL and phthalate exposure exists and further studies are needed to address both individual and systemic risk factors.
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Women's decisions and decisional conflict regarding long term hormone replacement therapy.
… of CHD and osteoporosis (61%) and relief of hot flashes (54%). Those who chose not to take LTP-HRT gave reasons such as dislike of taking pills (47%), and risk of cancer (11%). (Abstract shortened by UMI.)