Hot Flashes: Estrogen Beginning To Diminish
Hot flashes are caused by the estrogen in your body beginning to diminish. Estrogen is a powerful hormone that plays a roll in ovulation, menstruation, and eventually the lack of it signals menopause. Estrogen, along with all of its other jobs helps the part of your brain that regulates temperature to do its job. As the estrogen in your body diminishes, this part of your brain gets confused and often overheats. This physiological change among women brings out hotflashes, menopause symptoms, and other health related problems.