"Hot Flashes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A sudden, temporary sensation of heat predominantly experienced by some women during MENOPAUSE. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D019584
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.475
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Hot Flashes" by people in this website by year, and whether "Hot Flashes" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hot Flashes" by people in Profiles.
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Sievert LL. Evolutionary Perspectives, Comparative Approaches, and the Lived Experience of Menopause. Am J Biol Anthropol. 2025 Feb; 186(2):e70012.
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Witkowski S, Tha Ra Wun T, Brunzelle J, Buszkiewicz S, Murphy L, Garcia RL, Sievert LL. Higher amounts of habitual physical activity changes the relationship between hot flashes and subclinical cardiovascular disease risk. Physiol Rep. 2025 Feb; 13(3):e70248.
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VanKim NA, Charlton BM, Berzansky I, Fields ND, Whitcomb BW, Hankinson SE, Sievert LL, Bertone-Johnson ER. Natural menopause timing and menopause symptoms among lesbian, bisexual, and heterosexual women in the Nurses' Health Study II. Menopause. 2024 Dec 01; 31(12):1049-1054.
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Sievert LL, Shreyer S, Witkowski S, Brown DE. Brown Adipose Tissue Activity and Childhood Exposure to Cold Are Associated With Hot Flashes at Menopause. Am J Hum Biol. 2024 Nov; 36(11):e24148.
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Flanagan MR, Fantasia HC. Comprehensive Management of Menopausal Symptoms. Nurs Womens Health. 2024 10; 28(5):381-392.
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Witkowski S, White Q, Shreyer S, Garcia RL, Brown DE, Sievert LL. Acute increases in physical activity and temperature are associated with hot flash experience in midlife women. Menopause. 2024 Jul 01; 31(7):600-607.
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Witkowski S, White Q, Shreyer S, Brown DE, Sievert LL. The influence of habitual physical activity and sedentary behavior on objective and subjective hot flashes at midlife. Menopause. 2024 May 01; 31(5):381-389.
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Sievert LL, Sharmeen T, Begum K, Muttukrishna S, Chowdhury O, Bentley GR. Frequency of Phytoestrogen Consumption and Symptoms at Midlife among Bangladeshis in Bangladesh and London. Nutrients. 2023 Aug 22; 15(17).
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Witkowski S, Evard R, Rickson JJ, White Q, Sievert LL. Physical activity and exercise for hot flashes: trigger or treatment? Menopause. 2023 02 01; 30(2):218-224.
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Sievert LL, Whitcomb BW, Verjee MA, Gerber LM. Limited evidence of a threshold effect for increasing adiposity on risk of symptoms at midlife. Menopause. 2022 12 01; 29(12):1381-1387.