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Females who experience more serious hot flashes after menopause are most likely to establish metabolic syndrome and hypertension, according to research study provided at the 25th European Congress of Endocrinology in Istanbul. The findings of this long-lasting research study highlight the value of utilizing hormonal agent replacement treatment for menopause in these females.
Metabolic syndrome is a group of 3 or more conditions that take place together, which increase the danger of cardiovascular disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes. These conditions consist of hypertension, high blood glucose, excess body fat around the waist and irregular cholesterol or triglyceride levels. After menopause, ladies are at a greater danger of establishing metabolic syndrome and heart disease.
In this research study, scientists from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens took a look at 825 healthy females aged 40-65 years, who had actually just recently gone through menopause, at Aretaieion University Hospital Athens in Greece.
They kept an eye on these ladies throughout 15 years, in between 2006 and 2021, and discovered that those with moderate to extreme hot flashes were most likely to establish high blood pressure and metabolic syndrome. In addition, ladies who established high blood pressure or metabolic syndrome were identified previously when experiencing more serious hot flashes compared to those who had no or milder cases of hot flashes.
Previous research studies have actually likewise revealed an association in between hot flashes and cardiovascular health danger; ladies experiencing hot flashes have a greater danger of establishing various kinds of conditions that impact the heart and capillary. This association has actually never ever been studied in ladies wit