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Only older women get vasomotor symptoms.

  • Myth
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You don’t have to “just deal” with vasomotor symptoms.

  • Myth
  • Fact
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All women will have vasomotor symptoms in their lifetime.

  • Myth
  • Fact
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Smoking or drinking can lead to vasomotor symptoms.

  • Myth
  • Fact
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Even though they’re called hot flashes, heat has nothing to do with them.

  • Myth
  • Fact
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Vasomotor symptoms can make anxiety and depression worse.

  • Myth
  • Fact
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Hot Flashes Aren’t Related to Weight.

  • Myth
  • Fact
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Antidepressants may help reduce hot flashes and night sweats.

  • Myth
  • Fact
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Plants and herbs are a safe way to reduce hot flashes.

  • Myth
  • Fact
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Hormone therapy reduces vasomotor symptoms.

  • Myth
  • Fact

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SOURCES:

 

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology: “Obesity, smoking, and risk of vasomotor menopausal symptoms: a pooled analysis of eight cohort studies.”

 

Frontiers in Neurology: “Menopause and Brain Health: Hormonal Changes Are Only Part of the Story.”

 

Menopause Review: “Psychosomatic and vasomotor symptom changes during transition to menopause.”

 

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: “What Can I Do to Help With Hot Flashes?”

 

Cleveland Clinic: “Hot Flashes.”

 

Institute for Clinical and Economic Review: “Menopause: Vasomotor Symptoms.”

 

Mayo Clinic: “Hot Flashes,” “Weight Gain in Women at Midlife: Unique Issues in Management and the Role of Menopausal Hormone Therapy.”

 

The North American Menopause Society: “Drink to Your Health at Menopause, or Not?”

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