hot flash

noun

1. a sudden, temporary sensation of heat experienced by some women during menopause.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hot flash¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

“One minute we were laughing and before we knew it we were having a refreshingly honest conversation about brain fog, hormone changes and hot flashes,” says the 48-year-old Dabrowski, Bospar’s head of strategy and creative.

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She’d have to look at trigger foods and drinks for hot flashes, like alcohol and caffeine.

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Sangeeta, who goes by one name, is overwhelmed every day as she juggles work, household chores and childcare while enduring severe hot flashes, fatigue, insomnia, backache and abdominal pain.

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“I’m sick of explaining that perimenopause means hot flashes AND heavy periods to guards the same age as my kids.”

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“There are women that are going through hot flashes, mood swings and brain fog — all of the 34 symptoms that we associate with menopause, and they are not accessing care,” Malone said.

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