Untreated hot flashes may be costly for society : study

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Untreated hot flashes may be costly for society : study

By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The extra healthcare expenses and lost productivity of menopausal women with untreated hot flashes may cost the U.S. Three-quarters of postmenopausal women experience hot flashes, which can include night sweats and anxiety attacks and often accompany other menopause symptoms like disturbed sleep, irritability, trouble concentrating and short-term memory problems. “Not everybody who has hot flashes sees an impact on their ability to function in the workplace or to function at home,” but some do, said lead author Dr. Philip Sarrel of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. “In the past it wouldn’t have been anywhere near that number because of the use of hormone replacement,” he told Reuters Health.

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