What causes hot flushes, sweats and heat intolerance?
These symptoms occur as a response to changing hormone levels which induce confusion (doctors refer to this as “vasomotor instability”) in the temperature regulating mechanism of the body. Your body “thermostat”, located in an area of the brain called the hypothalamus”, is intermittently fooled into believing that your body temperature should be lower. To accomplish this the “thermostat” sends signals that cause warm blood located in the core of your body to be brought to dilated blood vessels in the surface of your skin where it can be cooled by the surrounding air. The “sweats” some women experience is a more extreme cooling measure. Evaporation of liquid in the form of perspiration from the skin is utilized to reduce body temperature. If you recall how chilled you feel when you get out of a swimming pool or a bath, you can see how effective evaporation is as a cooling mechanism. Is there a treatment for hot flashes, sweats and heat intolerance? Hormone replacement therapy, using est
