June 26, 2008
Causes of hot flash
When the neck and face feel quite hot and there may be heart palpitations, headache, sweating, dizziness and anxiety then there's no mistake that you may have hot flash. Most of the women who experience menopause suffer hot flash. Some men on the controversial Andropause, men on hormone therapy for prostate problems, person with hyperthyroidism, low blood sugar, low blood pressure and men on hormone restriction therapy for prostate problems are also prone to hot flashes.
The mechanism of hot flashes is simple. The blood vessels on the neck and head enlarge and allow more blood than normal to pass. This gives the hot feeling and causes other symptoms. But it is still unknown for the cause for the dilating of the blood vessels.
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