Coping with the menopausal hot flash

Abstract

No data are available regarding alternatives to estrogens to help women cope with the menopausal hot flash, a condition labeled vasomotor instability of unknown etiology. This article answers questions most frequently asked by women about the hot flash, places the menopause and associated body changes within a normal growth and developmental framework, and describes methods other than estrogens that women use to cope with the hot flash.