A.I. Health Assistant Causes for Hot Flash
The list below shows results from the use of our A.I. Health Assistant by Buoy users who experienced hot flash. This list does not constitute medical advice.
1.Symptoms of Menopause
Menopause is the point in life where your period stops. This happens when the ovaries stop making hormones that keep your cycle going. The transition into menopause is called peri-menopause and can include symptoms like hot flashes, shortening of menstrual cycle and mood fluctuations.
Hot flashes typically peak approximately 1 year after the final period and last 4-10 years. Most women stop having hot flashes 4 years after they start, but 10% of women may have hot flashes up to 12 years after their last period.
- Rarity:
- Common
- Top Symptoms:
- fatigue, delay in or irregular periods, vaginal discharge, anxiety, trouble sleeping
- Symptoms that always occur with symptoms of menopause:
- delay in or irregular periods
- Urgency:
- Self-treatment
2.Premature Ovarian Failure
"Premature ovarian failure" (POF), also called "primary ovarian insufficiency" and "early menopause" happens when the ovaries stop working well too early in life. Naturally menopause occurs between the ages 45 and 55. Symptoms of menopause are changes in menstrual period, missing periods, hot flashes, mood changes and vaginal dryness.
Indefinite
- Rarity:
- Common
- Top Symptoms:
- fatigue, anxiety, irritability, vaginal itch or burning, muscle aches
- Urgency:
- Primary care doctor
3.Overactive Thyroid
The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland in the neck, just above your collarbone. It is one of your endocrine glands, which make hormones. Thyroid glands control how fast one burns calories and how fast the heart beats. If the thyroid is too active, it makes more thyroid hormones than the body needs. This is called hyperthyroidism.
Great prognosis with high remission rates
- Rarity:
- Uncommon
- Top Symptoms:
- fatigue, anxiety, depressed mood, irritability, trouble sleeping
- Urgency:
- Primary care doctor
4.Premenstrual Syndrome
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a very common condition. PMS has a variety of symptoms including cramping, mood swings, food cravings, fatigue, irritability, breast tenderness & depression.
Symptoms of premenstrual syndrome can last all the way into menopause.
- Rarity:
- Common
- Top Symptoms:
- stomach bloating, anxiety, constipation, depressed mood, breast pain
- Symptoms that never occur with premenstrual syndrome:
- constant sadness, severe sadness, disapearance of periods for over a year
- Urgency:
- Self-treatment
5.Ovarian Cancer
The ovaries are a female reproductive organ that produce eggs as well as hormones like estrogen. Ovarian neoplasm generally affects one of the two ovaries and causes symptoms like abdominal pain, bloating, irregular menstrual bleeding, and fatigue.
The treatment & prognosis for ovarian neoplasm are vary and are dependent on the disease severity.
- Rarity:
- Rare
- Top Symptoms:
- fatigue, nausea, stomach bloating, loss of appetite, headache
- Urgency:
- Primary care doctor
6.Insomnia Disorder
Insomnia is a very common sleep disorder that prevents one from falling asleep, staying asleep, or a combination of both.
Condition is treatable with medication and behavior changes.
- Rarity:
- Common
- Top Symptoms:
- fatigue, irritability, difficulty concentrating, mild headache, insomnia
- Symptoms that always occur with insomnia disorder:
- trouble sleeping
- Urgency:
- Primary care doctor
7.Panic or Anxiety Attack(s)
Panic or anxiety attacks are sudden feelings of intense fear or stress without true danger. Symptoms usually peak and then decrease within minutes. One may feel as if they are losing control or have physical symptoms like sweating or a racing heart. A panic attack can be a very scary experience and should be taken seriously.
Depending on recurrence
- Rarity:
- Common
- Symptoms that always occur with panic or anxiety attack(s):
- anxiety or anxiety/panic attacks
- Urgency:
- Primary care doctor
8.Acute Stress Disorder
Acute stress disorder describes changes in one's mood or memory for less than a month following an emotional or traumatic event.
Acute stress disorder generally lasts days to 1 month.
- Rarity:
- Common
- Top Symptoms:
- trouble sleeping, anxiety, irritability, depressed mood, difficulty concentrating
- Symptoms that always occur with acute stress disorder:
- impaired social or occupational functioning
- Urgency:
- Primary care doctor
FAQs About Hot Flash
Here are some frequently asked questions about hot flash.
How long do hot flashes last?
There is mixed data on how long hot flashes due to menopause last. Menopause has been thought to last no longer than a few years, but recent data suggests that most individuals have hot flashes for five to seven years after menopause, and as long as twenty years after or more.
What age to hot flashes start?
Hot flashes do not begin at a particular age. They begin just before or during menopause and can continue for a decade after in most women, and up to two decades after in rarer cases. The median (most common, not the average) age of menopause is 51.4 years and is defined as 12 months of amenorrhea. Nearly half of women will experience hot flashes by age 50.
What happens during a hot flash?
During a hot flash, the processes that allow the body to manage its temperature become temporarily dysfunctional. Additionally, inappropriate dilation or widening of blood vessels causes flushing, and sweating also increases significantly. These changes can chill the body temperature and cause shivering or chills at the end of a hot flash.
What causes menopause hot flashes?
Menopausal hot flashes are caused when the body begins to withdraw from estrogen. Women during menopause stop producing estrogen and as their body adapts to its absence. Normally, the body begins to sweat and the blood vessels dilate when the temperature increases by .5 degrees Celsius (or 1 degree F). During menopause, these effects occur much earlier. Estrogen tends to solve these problems.
What causes hot flushes apart from the menopause?
Hot flashes are not commonly caused by anything apart from menopause. Additionally, however, hot flashes can be caused by an excess of thyroid hormone (hyperthyroidism). When a thyroid is overly active, it can cause an increase in thyroid hormone, which tends to advance the metabolism and cause an increase in body temperature and a subjective feeling of body temperature rising.
Questions Your Doctor May Ask About Hot Flash
- Q.Are you feeling irritable (easily made upset)?
- Q.Do you have trouble sleeping?
- Q.When was your last menstrual period?
- Q.Have you been feeling more tired than usual, lethargic or fatigued despite sleeping a normal amount?
If you've answered yes to one or more of these questions, try our hot flash symptom checker to find out more.
Hot Flash QuizHot Flash Symptom Checker Statistics
People who have experienced hot flash have also experienced:
- 7% Nausea
- 5% Fatigue
- 4% Abdominal Pain (Stomach Ache)
People who have experienced hot flash were most often matched with:
- 42% Premature Ovarian Failure
- 42% Overactive Thyroid
- 14% Symptoms of Menopause
Source: Aggregated and anonymized results from visits to the Buoy AI health assistant (check it out by clicking on “Take Quiz”).