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Hot Flashes and Breast Cancer

Med Ed 101

This post on Hot Flashes and Breast Cancer was donated by Jiamin Liau, a clinical pharmacist from across the world in Australia. In patients with cancer, hot flashes and night sweats may be caused by the tumor, its treatment, or other conditions. Thanks for your contribution!

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How telehealth startups are trying to fill the menopause care vacuum

STAT

At the turn of the century, nearly 18 million women in the United States were battling hot flashes, night sweats, and other symptoms of menopause with hormones. The study was shut down early — and a year later, prescriptions had plummeted to nearly half what they had been in 2001.

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Astellas’ nonhormonal hot flashes treatment Veozah wins FDA nod

Pharmaceutical Technology

Commonly referred to as hot flashes , vasomotor symptoms affect 60%–80% of women in the US during or after their menopause. Prior to Veozah’s approval, available treatments for hot flashes included hormone replacement therapy, which consisted of either combined oestrogen and progestogen or oestrogen.

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Menopause

RX Note

Vasomotor symptoms (hot flushes and night sweats) predominate in perimenopause, but urogenital symptoms become more common with age. Hot flashes Typically begin as the sudden sensation of heat centred on the upper chest and face that rapidly becomes generalized. Hot flashes are particularly common at night.

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Approach to Fibrocystic Breasts with Hashimoto’s

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Though we may not think of it very often, the health of our breasts and the health of our thyroid are deeply connected. We know there’s an association between thyroid disease and thyroid cancer. Studies have shown that Hashimoto’s patients are three times more likely to develop thyroid cancer. Fibrocystic Breast Facts.

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Did Your Thyroid Condition Start or Worsen During Perimenopause?

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Pregnancy, puberty, and perimenopause (periods of major changes in female hormones) are three of the most common times in a woman’s life for the onset of thyroid disease to occur. Sex hormones have an important role in modulating the immune system and may impact autoimmune disease.

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Solutions to Increase Low Libido in Those with Hashimoto’s

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Among the many symptoms of thyroid disease, there is one in particular that significantly impacts people’s relationships and overall happiness, yet it’s a symptom people seldom seek help for: low libido (low sex drive). In general, libido concerns are something we keep to ourselves.

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