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Let’s talk hot flashes and night sweats

What in the world are Vasomotor Symptoms (VMS)?

Hot flashes and night sweats due to menopause have a medical name—they are called Vasomotor Symptoms, or VMS for short.

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Hot flashes

Hot flashes are sudden and intense sensations of heat in your face, neck, and chest, and may be accompanied by sweating, reddening of the skin, chills, and rapid heartbeat. They can be mild, moderate, or severe and last for varying lengths of time.

Night sweats

Night sweats are hot flashes that happen while you’re sleeping.

What in the blazes causes VMS?

VMS is the most common symptom of menopause and starts in your body’s temperature control center, the hypothalamus.

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What’s it like living with VMS?

Women with VMS are feeling the heat in many parts of their lives. See how VMS could be affecting you.

LIVING WITH VMS

Want to talk VMS?

Hear what other women feeling the heat of VMS have to say about it.

HEAR HER HOT TAKE

Want more info on VMS?

As the medical community learns more about VMS, so can you with these additional resources.

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