Behavioral treatment of menopausal hot flushes: Evaluation by ambulatory monitoring

Hot Flashes: A Review of Pathophysiology and Treatment Modalities

“…Freedman et al [68] studied the practice of slow-breathing techniques and found that these techniques may reduce small overall sympathetic tone, reducing the frequency of hot flashes 35% more than muscle relaxation alone. Another trial compared the use of applied relaxation with estradiol therapy; although estrogen therapy reduced hot flashes more quickly, climacteric symptoms improved in both groups over time [69].…”

Acupuncture Treatment of Vasomotor Symptoms in Men With Prostatic Carcinoma: A Pilot Study

“…Some women, however, do not want such therapy or are prevented from HRT due to relative or absolute contraindications. There are rather few non-pharmacological alternatives to HRT but behavioral therapy and acupuncture have been suggested (23,33,34). Acupuncture therapy increases hypothalamic ß-endorphin activity and was found to decrease the frequency of hot flushes in postmenopausal women (23).…”

The Hot Flush Beliefs Scale: A tool for assessing thoughts and beliefs associated with the experience of menopausal hot flushes and night sweats

“…For example, there is some evidence that hot flushes can occur in response to daily 'hassles' [18] or anxiety [19], and demonstrated that general levels of life stress that are likely to occur around the menopause transition may lower the threshold for triggering a hot flush [10]. Five small-scale studies [20][21][22][23][24] have demonstrated the effectiveness of relaxation training, with paced respiration techniques resulting in at least 50 per cent decreases in objectively measured hot flushes in samples of well women.…”