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Menopause question: the women you know who have had hot flashes over two years, did any of them never take hormone replacements?

Asked by JLeslie (65418points) February 24th, 2015 from iPhone

I know women who have had hot flashes for 20+ years. All of them started taking hormones within the first couple of years of menopause. The hormones work pretty well at controlling the hot flashes. When they try to stop the hormones the flashes are back big time.

What I wonder is if starting the hormones often results in never getting past the hot flash stage? Or, maybe those women simply wouldn’t get past it with or without hormones.

Maybe there is some research in it? I’m interested in personal accounts also.

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