Question 189 of 433
What symptoms can it cause besides hot flashes?
The short answer
Many, and women are often not told they are connected.
Hot flashes and night sweats.
Broken sleep and early waking.
Mood changes, anxiety, and irritability.
Brain fog and trouble finding words.
Joint and muscle aches.
Heart palpitations.
Vaginal dryness, pain with sex, and urinary urgency or infections.
Lower desire.
Weight shifting to the waist.
Dry skin and thinning hair.
If you are in your forties and feel that you are falling apart in six directions, there may be one explanation.
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CLINICAL / OBSERVATIONAL — Menopause symptoms overlap with other disorders; not every symptom is hormonal.Evidence grade (draft mapping)CObservationalPart 14, Q189 · Part sources
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