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What are Menopause  Night Sweats ?

Night sweats , or hot flashes which you experience while sleeping or trying to get to sleep, are the most frequent symptom of menopause. Fortunately, there is a wide variety of help on the market today for those sometimes debilitating symptoms. Read on to find out just what options are available and get the information you need to decide which treatments are best for you. Don’t wait one more minute to start getting the relief and improved sleep you deserve!

How Can We Get Relief?

Hot flashes, just like the women who experience them, come in all forms. Some women feel it as a flush that starts slowly and builds, sometimes accompanied by a red, warm face as well as a flushed upper body and even arms. Some women have profuse sweating, others have very little. For some women, the episodes end as quickly as they begin, and they almost don’t know they’ve had it until it is over. Lucky them!

Some studies have shown that up to 2/3 of women during perimenopause, and almost all women who enter menopause  prematurely because of illness or surgery, will experience night sweats. While black women seem to have greater problems with these than white women, other minorities seem to have less complaints, with Asian women reporting the least amount of problems. Younger women also seem to have a higher incidence than older women.

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Menopause  night sweats  can be frustrating. According to surveys conducted by medical researchers, some women experience them for several years before the onset of menopause and about 50% will experience them during or after menopause. Doctors can perform tests to determine if menopause is causing a woman’s symptoms, but often it is diagnosed according to a woman’s symptoms.

There are several terms that doctors and researchers use to describe the years leading up to and following menopause. A woman is considered to be pre-menopausal if her periods are still regular; peri-menopausal if some periods have been missed or are becoming irregular; and post-menopausal when she has not had a period for more than one full year. There is no way to predict beforehand when the onset of menopause will begin. The average age for menopause or the year when 12 sequential periods are missed, is 51. Women who smoke typically experience menopause two years earlier than the average. Certain medical conditions and treatments may lead to an even earlier menopause.

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The night sweats  cause and treatment all deal with the natural occurrence in a woman’s life called menopause . I will disclose brief information on all natural treatments as well as additional remedies to help you get through this period of time.

Why Night Sweats Occur

Night sweats occur because of hormone imbalances in the woman’s body which boosts the metabolism. Another reason night sweats can happen are dysfunctions in the adrenaline glands. What the adrenal glands will do is frequently thrust out extra energy that the body no longer needs as a result of your unbalanced hormones, causing you to sweat at any given time.

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Testosterone is an often overlooked hormone in the grand scheme of menopause but the truth is, it helps with hot flashes, night sweats , bone loss, energy, self-esteem, sexual desire, and orgasm response. For many women, this important hormone decreases with age however for some, it actually increases leading to increased facial hair, acne, and an increased risk for heart disease.

As testosterone levels increase, your insulin sensitivity decreases increasing your risk for blood sugar problems like diabetes. A recent study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism found that menopausal women with the highest levels are three times more likely to develop coronary heart disease and have greater risk for metabolic syndrome.

So what can you do?

First, get your levels of free and total testosterone checked. Next get your levels of fasting glucose and fasting insulin tested. This can give you important insight into your risk level.

If your glucose and/or insulin is elevated, examine your diet by cutting out sugar, simple carbs, coffee drinks, soda, and other high sugar/high carb sweets. Consider blood sugar balancers such as cinnamon (the spice) or chromium (the supplement).

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Is Prempro, the hormone drug known to increase the risk of breast cancer, a public hazard?

If a judge in Pinellas County determines that it is, hundreds of thousands of documents now under seal in lawsuits against the drug’s manufacturer nationwide could be released for the public to inspect.

The key to the confidential company records has ended up in Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Judge Anthony Rondolino’s hands because of a clerical misstep and a unique Florida statute.

A hearing on the matter is scheduled for Monday, though attorneys were negotiating a possible resolution late Thursday.

More than 9,000 women have sued Pfizer’s Wyeth unit, the maker of Prempro and Premarin, claiming its bestselling hormone drugs caused breast cancer and stroke. The vast majority of those lawsuits have been consolidated in federal courts in Arkansas, Pennsylvania and Nevada.

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Almost all women get at least some hot flushes and night sweats  around the menopause; they’re a by-product of the "make more oestrogen" chemical messages that our brains send out when they detect falling levels of this hormone.

Our ovaries may work intermittently for some time, so the sweats often come and go, until the brain realises that the ovaries have finally stopped working for good – this can take several years.

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can suppress menopausal symptoms until it’s all over. Current recommendations are to take HRT for short-term relief of menopausal symptoms. But some unlucky women do continue to have symptoms into their 60s, or even longer.

I’d recommend seeing your GP to check nothing else is going on, as there are dozens of other causes of night sweats , including an overactive thyroid, chronic infections, some drugs (for example, antidepressants) and some rare forms of cancer.

If your sweats are still due to the menopause, you could consider taking HRT even now, provided your GP thinks that it’s suitable for you, although the risks of stroke and heart attack do increase slightly as you get older.

Clinicians are accustomed to treating patients who have medical illnesses; however, managing the symptoms associated with menopause—a natural, biologic process—is quite different. Hormone therapy (HT) using estrogen either with or without progesterone remains the most effective, and most studied, treatment.¹ But many patients and clinicians have reservations about using HT because of the controversy surrounding it. All clinicians, regardless of their specialty, may encounter patients who have questions about the use of hormones. In family medicine practices, women may inquire about hot flashes and night sweats ; in orthopedics practices, the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis; and, in gynecology practices, dyspareunia and vaginal atrophy. Clinicians should be able to respond with accurate, upto- date information on the recommendations for HT as well as its known risks and benefits.

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Menopause – it’s an unavoidable part of aging as a woman, and brings with it a host of uncomfortable symptoms that negatively impact quality of life. Hot flashes, poor sleep, mood swings, weight gain, night sweats and lethargy are just some of the life-altering symptoms of menopause and perimenopause. What’s worse, menopause signs and symptoms can show up a full ten years before actual menopause occurs (perimenopause), and can last for another five years during menopause before a woman finds relief from the prison of hot flashes, night sweats and mood swings. Unfortunately, even after menopause symptoms subside many women find themselves still feeling lethargic and prone to weight gain.

Though much attention has been given to hormone replacement therapy as a solution to menopause symptoms, a number of studies have shown that adding hormones to the body can cause other health problems and risks. For women who want to find fast, natural relief for their menopause symptoms, the Anti-Aging Institute of California has an answer: Don’t Pause. Don’t Pause is a completely natural menopause treatment that helps women get rid of their worst menopause and perimenopause symptoms including night sweats, hot flashes and mood swings. In addition to natural ingredients that eliminate the worst menopause symptoms, Don’t Pause contains other natural supplements that increase energy, vitality and promote weight loss to combat other common issues that women experience as they age.

The secret to combating menopause signs is the high concentration of pomegranate extract in the Don’t Pause supplement. Pomegranate extract has been clinically proven to reduce the occurrence and severity of menopause and perimenopause symptoms. Pomegranate extract has also been shown to inhibit the development of a type of naturally occurring estrogen that increases a woman’s risk of breast cancer. Other key ingredients in the Don’t Pause natural menopause treatment include black cohosh, which safely and effectively reduces hot flashes and night sweats, and green tea extract, which is full of important cancer-fighting and metabolism-boosting catechins as well as the super antioxidant EGCG. Selenium, Phytoestrogens and Chromium Picolinate round out the list of active natural ingredients in Don’t Pause, all of which fight menopause symptoms, reduce cancer risk, and fight other age-related illnesses such as osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease decrease muscle mass and elevated glucose levels. Don’t Pause is an investment in health that gives a woman back her life and vitality.

Night sweats in elderly women usually happen during the menopausal stage. In most women, it will occur anywhere from their mid-40s to their late 50s and in very rare cases, age 35. This whole process happens over a 2 to 10 year period and it can be extremely overwhelming if not treated correctly. I’m going to briefly disclose some information that will most likely help you during this stage.

Why They Happen During menopause, a major change in hormones will occur in the woman’s body causing the hormones to become imbalanced, thus, leading to extra side effects such as mood swings, anxiety, hot flashes in the daytime, fatigue, vaginal dryness, weight gain, and water retention. This shift in hormones causes adrenaline glands in the body to randomly push out unneeded energy causing the body to erratically sweat.

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If you are are sleeping hot, you are most likely suffering from night sweats as well. Night sweats can be due to menopause, medical conditions, medications or you may just be a naturally hot sleeper. Regardless of the reason the Bedfan ® will help you sleep cool and stop night sweats and menopause night sweats too. 

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Learn how to treat the symptoms of male menopause including hot flashes and episodic sweating with expert medical advice from a trained doctor and scientist in this free online health care video clip.

Expert: Dr. Susan Jewell Bio: Dr. Susan Jewell is a trained doctor and scientist in clinical research medicine, as well as a stem cell scientist in oncology and AIDS/HIV. Filmmaker: Nili Nathan

Restore Wellness Inc. introduced today its Restore Hot Flash Aid(TM), a fine mist spray that works directly on contact for the immediate relief of hot flashes and night sweats associated with menopause and perimenopause. The first of its kind, this patented formula cools instantly and reduces the feelings of heat and flushing without the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) or the need for a prescription.

"What I like about Restore is the ability for a woman to control her own symptoms as needed, and who knows her body better than her?" said Dr. Neal Lonky, Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of California, Irvine. "With a product that is safe, without side effects, as well as convenient, this product allows her to address hot flashes at their source."

Restore Hot Flash Aid provides women with a hormone-free option to alleviate hot flashes and night sweats, the most common symptoms of menopause with proven results. Recent studies have associated HRT with an increased risk of blood clots, pulmonary embolism, and breast cancer causing women to actively seek alternatives without hormones and plant-based estrogens (phytoestrogens).

Ok.. so we are supposed to spry ourselves at night with this mister or what.. I don’t get it.

Both clinically and allergy tested, Restore Hot Flash Aid helps users to stay cool, calm and in control, a frequent complaint by women at the unexpected onset of a hot flash especially in public. In consumer trials, 93% reported relief and in clinical studies of the key marine ingredient, 90% reported cooling and refreshed skin. With the added convenience of being right at their fingertips, relief is available anytime and anywhere.

"Many women are looking for hormone-free alternatives because they either chose to avoid long- term risks or have other conditions that prevent them from using traditional hormone replacement therapies," said Rebecca Hulem, RN and certified menopause clinician. "Restore provides them with a hormone-free option that is quick, easy and affordable."