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. 1996 Jun;65(6):1141-44.

Core body temperature during menopausal hot flushes

R R Freedman  1 , S Woodward
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Core body temperature during menopausal hot flushes

R R Freedman et al. Fertil Steril. 1996 Jun.
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Abstract

Objective: To measure core body temperature by ingested radiotelemetry pill and rectal temperature during menopausal hot flushes under controlled laboratory conditions.

Design: Patients were recorded during sleep using both methods in a sound-proofed, temperature and humidity-controlled laboratory room.

Setting: University medical center.

Patients: Eight postmenopausal women who were amenorrheic for > or = 1 year and reported frequent hot flushes.

Results: Thirty-seven hot flushes were detected by criterion increases in sternal skin conductance level. Significant increases in telemetered but not rectal temperature occurred before 24 of the hot flushes.

Conclusions: Core body temperature elevations precede a majority of menopausal hot flushes and serve as one trigger of this heat-loss phenomenon.

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