Vasomotor symptoms among Japanese-American and European-American women living in Hilo, Hawaii

Sievert, Lynnette Leidy; Morrison, Lynn; Brown, Daniel E.; Reza, Angela

doi:10.1097/01.gme.0000233496.13088.24

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“…However, no significant long-term association has been found between consumption of soy isoflavones and HFs. Sievert et al 92 reported no significant association between high soy intake and VMS in Hawaiian women in their cross-sectional study. This finding supports other recent studies on soy and phytoestrogens.…”

Section: Soy Isoflavones and Phytoestrogensmentioning

confidence: 84%

Factors That May Influence the Experience of Hot Flushes by Healthy Middle-Aged Women

Ziv‐Gal¹,

Flaws

2010

Journal of Women's Health

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Background: Interest in menopausal symptoms in general and hot flushes (HFs) in particular has grown in recent years. This is mostly due to increased awareness and the vast impact these symptoms have on women's lives. Despite the high prevalence of women who experience HFs, a definitive etiology for HFs is yet to be found. Our objective was to review the current literature dealing with associated factors for experiencing HFs and to provide a synthesized overview on this common and often debilitating condition. Methods: We systematically searched the English-language literature in the PubMed database using relevant key words and included only those articles that contained information on associated factors for HFs in generally healthy midlife women. Results: Both conflicting scientific results between studies documenting factors that influence HFs and the lack of validated measuring tools make it difficult to truly pinpoint associated factors for HFs. Nonetheless, we identified the following clusters of associated factors: the menopausal stages, sex steroid hormones, other endocrine agents, genetic polymorphisms, race=ethnicity, body mass index (BMI) and obesity, mood disorders, smoking, soy isoflavones and phytoestrogens, alcohol consumption, and physical activity. Conclusions: No single associated factor was consistently identified as having a major role in experiencing HFs. More resources should be directed to develop a unified study system along with multivariable analyses to get a better understanding of this condition, which often imposes a tremendous social and personal toll on the women who experience it.

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Section: Soy Isoflavones and Phytoestrogensmentioning

confidence: 84%

Factors That May Influence the Experience of Hot Flushes by Healthy Middle-Aged Women

Ziv‐Gal¹,

Flaws

2010

Journal of Women's Health

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“…In addition, factors including age 5 , ethnicity [5][6][7][8] , smoking 9 , body mass index 10 and physical activity 11 are known to increase the likelihood of vasomotor symptoms. These symptoms can vary in their severity and, when severe, can adversely affect a woman's quality of life.…”

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Self-care actions taken for vasomotor symptoms by some postmenopausal Kelantanese women

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A large proportion of women complaining of vasomotor complaints took self-care actions and the choice of self-care actions depended on the area of residence and educational level. The use of modern remedies and less of the traditional remedies was more common amongst the more affluent and educated women than women in rural areas who either did nothing or resorted to the more simple type of self-care actions. Contrary to our expectations, the use of traditional remedies was low.

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“…Body diagrams 44 both studies to help women point out where hot flashes started and how those hot flashes moved across the body. An X or multiple Xs were placed on the diagram where women said hot flashes began, and arrows were drawn to show the movement of heat.…”

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Variation in sweating patterns

Sievert¹

2007

Menopause

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Vasomotor symptoms among Japanese-American and European-American women living in Hilo, Hawaii

Cited by 52 publications

References 23 publications

Factors That May Influence the Experience of Hot Flushes by Healthy Middle-Aged Women

Factors That May Influence the Experience of Hot Flushes by Healthy Middle-Aged Women

Self-care actions taken for vasomotor symptoms by some postmenopausal Kelantanese women

Variation in sweating patterns

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