My Menopause Magazine – Hot flashes

Whether or not to take estrogen and hormones in general is a big decision that I discuss in great detail in a recent free training I’ve developed called Navigating the Change. And stopping hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is almost as big a decision. What should you expect and how will you feel afterward? An April 2015 article in the journal […]

They’ve been going strong for decades and sold over 30 million records worldwide. But today, Belinda is going to be talking about a different aspect of her life, her transition through The Change, and sharing her perspectives on menopause and hot flashes. Dr. Mache Seibel: Welcome Belinda and thank you for spending some time with me. How long have the […]

Hot flashes are one of the most troublesome symptoms of menopause. They’re uncomfortable, embarrassing and can have a huge negative effect on quality of life and quality of work. Estrogen is an effective treatment, but many women either can’t or don’t want to take it. Some would prefer not to take antidepressants, which are another commonly used prescription option for […]

How do you lower hot flashes if you don’t want to take medication? Approximately 80% of women have hot flashes and many prefer not to take medications, and due to breast cancer and other medical conditions, some women cannot take them. Now, a totally non-medicine approach in the journal Menopause in August 2014 has been developed to stop hot flashes. It […]

Hot flashes are just a nuisance, right? If you think that, you would be very wrong. A recent study by Dr. Phil Sarrel and colleagues looked at the cost of untreated hot flashes in 500,000 menopausal women working at Fortune 500 companies or women who were there spouses, dependents or retirees. All had insurance and so their diagnosis and treatment […]

What helps hot flashes and painful sex? Menopause expert Dr Mache Seibel discusses hot flashes, intimacy and menopause in cancer patients with Dr Mary Jane Minkin Ob-Gyn.

If you are dealing with hot flashes and night sweats and can’t or don’t want to take hormones, a new study in the June 2014 issue of the journal Menopause may be just the thing you are searching for. It uses CBT or cognitive-behavioral therapy to turn down the heat. This is a particularly exciting option for women with breast […]

Dr. Mache Seibel and Dr. James Simon talk about using Low Dose Paroxetine (non-estrogen therapy) to treat hot flashes in menopause.  

A non-estrogen alternative – Dr. Mache Seibel, Menopause Expert talks about Gabapentin for Hot Flashes. Dr. Mache Seibel and Dr. Joann Pinkerton talk about using Gabapentin-ER (non-hormonal therapy) to treat hot flashes in menopause.

Dr. Mache Seibel talks about the remarkable findings of a study on hypnosis treatment for hot flashes in menopause.