Nonhormonal therapies for menopausal hot flashes
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A study to assess the efficacy and adverse effects of nonhormonal therapies for menopausal hot flashes by reviewing published randomized controlled trials is illustrated. Hot flashes are the most common symptom related to menopausal transition, it is the spontaneous sensation of warmth, often associated with perspiration, palpitations, and anxiety, resulting from a vasomotor response to decreasing estrogen levels.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2006
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The influence of estrogen on migraine: A systematic review
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A systematic review is conducted to determine the role of hormones on menstrual migraine. Epidemiological, pathophysiological, and clinical evidence link estrogen to migraine headaches and triptans appear to provide acute relief and also may be useful for headache prevention.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2006
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