Hot flashes common even before menopause

By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Most women expect hot flashes as a part of the “change of life,” but more than half start sweating before menopause has actually begun, according to a survey. The study and others “indicate that women start having hot flashes and night sweats, the primary symptoms of the menopause transition, before they have their final menstrual period, contrary to the perception of many clinicians,” according to Ellen Gold, of the University of California, Davis School of Medicine. …