Perimenopause Help

Question by Jupiter Joanne: What causes the hot flushes that occur during menopause?
My hot flushes were so severe that I didn’t need a blanket all winter long. Also, is there such a thing as male menopause? If so, do men get cold flushes?
I went through a severe menopause while in my thirties, as the result of a complete hysterectomy after having uterus cancer.

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Answer by Fafeom
The simple answer is homones, specifically hormonal changes. Your body is changing into something different from a hormonal standpoint. These symptoms are just a normal part of the change. Men go through hormonal changes as well with age, but they differ and are not as easily identifiable as something like the cessation of menstration.

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Question by s: What hormone causes the hot flashes during the perimenopause?
Is it the progesteroene levels struggling to rise or is because the estradiol is higher than the progesterone or is it just low progesterone. The information out there is confusing?

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Answer by helene
It’s the lack of estrogen. The body gets used to it, and when it goes away, there’s hell to pay.

My mother’s doctor told her that hot flashes are a kind of temper tantrum thrown by the brain, when it calls for estrogen and doesn’t get any.

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