3. The Vasomotor Symptoms
The vasomotor symptoms are intense feelings of warmth that the body experiences on varying occasions. These feelings may occur on a daily to weekly basis and can last from seconds to minutes. This perimenopausal symptom is the causal factor of middle-aged women’s affinity to fan themselves in environments with atmospheric temperatures. These flashes become more intense as a woman’s age advances towards the early 50s. The intensity varies with time and may progress from light warmth sensations to severe burning of the “insides” that can be very uncomfortable and unnerving.
Currently, there is no evidence of the causal factors of this body change. Various research reports show that women with the same estrogen and progesterone hormone levels might have varying degrees of flashes or non-at all.
The outward symptoms of vasomotor are profuse sweating, drying of lips, and an inability of self-composure. These symptoms can be controlled through hormonal therapies and drinking of cold water.