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Menopause is the physiological cessation of menstrual cycles associated with advancing age. It normally occurs in women between the ages of 45 and 55, when the body begins to slow and stop the production of eggs, estrogen and progesterone production decreases, and menstruation diminishes, eventually stopping altogether.

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average for hot flashes

curlergirl
curlergirl
Does anyone know about the average length of time that hot flashes will last. \for me it has been 2 years and I am 54yrs old. Cannot go on HRT as I have had breast cancer.
vickicrouch2
vickicrouch2
Gosh don't want to give any bad news, but I've met a few women in the past few weeks one is in the midst of it like me and another one is long past menopause, she told me her flashes lasted 10 years. My sister has had hot flashes for 7 years her last period was when she was 52 she is now 55 but told me her worst symptom is memory loss.

I think every one is very different and it's all horrible no matter how you live through it. What a nightmare, how come know one told us!!
deleted_user
deleted_user
My gyno told me that she has no idea how long they last. Personally, I think I'll have them the rest of my life. I can't remember when I didn't have them.

Sometimes you will think they are gone and that's what I call "vacation." then they come back and you'll have them for weeks or months, etc.

Everytime I think I'm getting better, they come back and ruin my life again. I have all sorts of hot flashes.

Some last a minute to 4 minutes with soaking wet underarms afterward, some come at night when I change the nightgown 3 times or more, some come on when I am upset, I am burning up. Some come on when something scares me.

I know a woman 71 who still gets them. I know another 79 who gets them although they don't come as often as they used to, they still get them.

I even know my mother had them into her 80's and now she's freezing all the time.
deleted_user
deleted_user
It is very individual. I have been postmenopausal 4 yrs. now. Still have some, not many. Each individual is different.
BobSue2008
BobSue2008
Mine last a couple of minutes, but they're evolved I guess. I don't have nearly as many 6-10/week. BUT...I am on HRT,etc. So, I guess I wouldn't count. I'm also post menopausal, March will be 5 years. Wow, doesn't seem like that long, but I guess it has. March,2009. I'm getting to be an old lady. See it in the mirror every day.
isabelle1954
isabelle1954
They say the average is between 2-5 years, the worst being the first 2 years. I too had breast cancer at 38 with chemo which kills of you eggs and often puts you into early menopause. At 44 I started "flashing" and continued till 51 at which time I had the saline implant removed and had a full period after no periods for 4 years. My flashing lasted until the implant came out, maybe it had to do with the xenoestrogen in plastics? Hope this helps. Isabelle1954