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Hot flashes are sudden feelings of warmth, and are often most intense over the face and neck. They may result in profuse sweating, and most commonly occur in women experiencing menopause.

Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this

14 year experience in family medicine

How long it usually lasts:

Medium-term (lasts weeks to months)

How common it is:

Very common

Is Symptom of

Menopause
Condition
Perimenopause
Condition
Hypogonadism
Condition
Premature ovarian failure
Condition
PMS (premenstrual syndrome)
Condition
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Is a Side Effect of

Strattera
Firmagon
Infergen
Ixempra
Luteinizing hormone
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Hot flashes
Ethinyl estradiol and norethindrone
2.8
5 reviews
Norgestimate and ethinyl estradiol
1.5
4 reviews
Conjugated estrogens
1
1 review
Premarin
Enjuvia
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