Hot flushes and serotonin

HHG Berendsen - British Menopause Society Journal, 2002 - journals.sagepub.com
Hot flushes are experienced by the majority of menopausal women especially in the
perimenopause. They are the most characteristic menopausal symptom. Hypogonadal men …

The role of serotonin in hot flushes

HHG Berendsen - Maturitas, 2000 - Elsevier
Hot flushes are experienced in those periods of the female life when estrogen levels are low.
Hormone replacement therapy is thus the first choice for treatment of hot flushes. However …

Noradrenergic and serotonergic modulation to treat vasomotor symptoms

P Albertazzi - British Menopause Society Journal, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
Hot flushes are a major clinical problem for many menopausal women. Their aetiology is
unknown. Centrally acting neurotransmitters are involved, but this involvement is yet to be …

Serotonergic agents as an alternative to hormonal therapy for the treatment of menopausal vasomotor symptoms

V Stearns - Treatments in Endocrinology, 2006 - Springer
Hot flashes represent one of the most common complaints among women undergoing
menopause. Despite their prevalence, the pathophysiology leading to hot flashes is only …

Menopausal hot flashes: mechanisms, endocrinology, treatment

RR Freedman - The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular …, 2014 - Elsevier
Hot flashes (HFs) are a rapid and exaggerated heat dissipation response, consisting of
profuse sweating, peripheral vasodilation, and feelings of intense, internal heat. They are …

Treatment of menopausal hot flashes with 5-hydroxytryptophan

RR Freedman - Maturitas, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Much recent research has focused on nonhormonal treatments for menopausal
hot flashes. The purpose of the present study was to determine the effects of 5 …

The menopausal hot flush—anything new?

DW Sturdee - Maturitas, 2008 - Elsevier
Although the hot flush is generally recognised by women and the medical profession as the
most characteristic and often a very distressing symptom of the climacteric, it remains an …

The variable response of women with menopausal hot flashes when treated with sertraline

JP Kerwin, PR Gordon, JH Senf - Menopause, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To evaluate the variable response of women when treated with a selective
serotonin reuptake inhibitor (sertraline) to decrease hot flashes. Design: A double-blind …

Hot flushes

V Stearns, L Ullmer, JF Lopez, Y Smith, C Isaacs… - The Lancet, 2002 - thelancet.com
Almost every woman and some men will encounter hot flushes during their lifetime. Despite
the prevalence of the symptoms, the pathophysiology of hot flushes remains unknown. A …

Endocrinological basis of hot flushes

D Bider, S Mashiach, DM Serr… - … & Gynecological Survey, 1989 - journals.lww.com
Hot flushes are frequent among women during natural, surgical, or pharmacological
menopause. The available data suggest the involvement of estrogens, progestins …