Review of hot flash diaries [PDF]
Maturitas, 2012 Currently, there is only 1 published hot flash diary. This diary rates hot flash severity according to 4 categories: mild, moderate, severe, and very severe. The descriptions of these 4 severity categories are located on a separate form from the main data form.
Thomas Guttuso
exaly +6 more sources
Effect of escitalopram on hot flash interference: a randomized, controlled trial [PDF]
Fertility and Sterility, 2012 Objectives To estimate the effect of escitalopram 10–20 mg/day versus placebo for reducing hot flash interference in daily life and understand correlates and predictors of reductions in hot flash interference, a key measure of quality of life.
Janet S Carpenter +2 more
exaly +3 more sources
Effects of flaxseed and Hypericum perforatum on hot flash, vaginal atrophy and estrogen-dependent cancers in menopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine, 2016 Objective: In this study, we aimed at evaluation of the efficacy of Hypericum perforatum and flaxseed on hot flash, vaginal atrophy and estrogen-dependent cancers in menopausal women Materials and Methods: We searched MEDLINE, Scopus, and the Cochrane ...
Masumeh Ghazanfarpour +6 more
doaj +3 more sources
Hormone variability and hot flash experience: Results from the midlife women's health study. [PDF]
Maturitas, 2019 Objective: Hot flashes are believed to be related to hormonal changes. However, the relationship between hormonal fluctuations and hot flashes has not been studied.
Chiang C +5 more
europepmc +2 more sources
Validity, cut-points, and minimally important differences for two hot flash-related daily interference scales. [PDF]
Menopause, 2017 Objectives: To conduct psychometric analyses to condense the Hot Flash-Related Daily Interference Scale (HFRDIS) into a shorter form termed the Hot Flash Interference (HFI) scale; evaluate cut-points for both scales; and establish minimally important ...
Carpenter JS +10 more
europepmc +2 more sources
Measuring hot flash phenomenonology using ambulatory prospective digital diaries. [PDF]
Menopause, 2016 Objective:This study provides the description, protocol, and results from a novel prospective ambulatory digital hot flash phenomenon diary. Methods:This study included 152 midlife women with daily hot flashes who completed an ambulatory electronic hot ...
Fisher WI, Thurston RC.
europepmc +2 more sources
The Association between Body Mass Index and Hot Flash in Midlife Women: A Meta-analysis. [PDF]
J Menopausal Med, 2016 Objectives The association between body mass index (BMI) and hot flash risk has not been specifically clarifies yet. This meta-analysis was, therefore, conducted to estimate the association between overweight and obesity and hot flash risk.
Shobeiri F +3 more
europepmc +2 more sources
Anxiogenic CO2 stimulus elicits exacerbated hot flash-like responses in a rat menopause model and hot flashes in postmenopausal women. [PDF]
Menopause, 2016 Objective:As longitudinal studies determined that anxiety is a strong risk factor for hot flashes, we hypothesized that an anxiogenic stimulus that signals air hunger (hypercapnic, normoxic gas) would trigger an exacerbated hot flash-associated increase ...
Federici LM +7 more
europepmc +2 more sources
Informing hot flash treatment decisions for breast cancer survivors: a systematic review of randomized trials comparing active interventions. [PDF]
Breast Cancer Res Treat, 2016 Patient-centered decision making about hot flash treatments often incorporates a balance of efficacy and side effects in addition to patient preference.
Johns C +7 more
europepmc +2 more sources
Course and Moderators of Hot Flash Interference during Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Prostate Cancer: A Matched Comparison. [PDF]
J Urol, 2015 Purpose Many men receiving androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer experience hot flashes. This study aimed to describe the course of hot flash interference (HFI) over time in ADT recipients relative to matched prostate cancer and cancer ...
Gonzalez BD +9 more
europepmc +2 more sources