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How long do the hot flashes last?
kimiel51
Posts: 299 Member
I know that every woman is different, but on average, how long do these darn hot flashes last?
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Totally personal, and I think it also matters whether you are able to go thru menopause naturally or thrust into it by hysterectomy or radiation/chemo or some other hormonal shock.
I had a hysterectomy a little over 9 years ago and started having flashes about 3 years ago. I go thru periods when they are very infrequent, but they certainly haven't stopped. I'm taking compounded progesterone and I also take a supplement that includes black cohosh both of which I believe help, but I still have flashes, and I've lost 40+ lbs. in the last almost 2 years. I'm 47 and had the hysterectomy because of endometriosis.0 -
you are correct that every woman is different. I had my hysterectomy 9 years ago and my hot flashes began about two months after my surgery. Currently, my hotflashes have slowed way down, but I still get them peiodically.0
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For me they seem to go in phases. I finished with Peri about two years ago, and have noticed I get more of them now if I am stressed.0
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