Natural Remedies for Hot Flashes
Hot flashes as the name suggest is the subjective feeling of unbearable heat followed by sweating and irritability due to changes in the concentration of estrogen within the body of females and is reportedly the most common symptom of menopause experienced by women during peri-menopausal years and after menopause. What causes hot flashes? Hot flashes are caused by withdrawal of estrogen from the bodily systems due to cessation of ovarian cycles. Females achieve their ability to become pregnant and procreate after puberty that is achieved around 12 to 13 years of age. This is marked by onset of monthly ovarian cycles in which one or more eggs are released and matured and if unprotected intercourse is performed, there are fair chances of conception. However, when females approach 50, the cycles get irregular and infrequent (known as peri-menopausal period), ultimately reaching to a complete cessation of menstruation due to lack of estrogen in mid-40s to mid-50s. What factors influence th...