Beating the Heat: Novel New Option for Vasomotor Symptoms
Sarah Krajewski, CNM, PMHNP-BC, PMH-c 

December may seem to be a strange time to talk about trying to find relief from the heat, unless you are a middle-aged woman. Hot flashes, hot flushes, temperature tantrums, or short personal trips to the tropics are all names associated with vasomotor symptoms (VMS). This near-universal experience of the perimenopausal/menopausal period is reported in 60-80% of women² and is often seen in combination with a cluster of symptoms seen in the menopausal transition. In addition, new research suggests that many women can experience vasomotor symptoms (VMS) for five or more years.¹Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been a mainstay of treatment since the 1940s-50s to address that cluster of symptoms, improve cardiovascular risk, and provide relief from VMS.

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