Most women experience hot flashes (vasomotor symptoms) during perimenopause, but they can happen at any stage in a woman’s life. Hot flashes can be normal during lactation, after childbirth, and during perimenopause and menopause. They can happen consistently for a period then vanish or come back again at any time. Hot flashes affect as many as 75% of menopausal women. They can start with an overall warming or feeling flushed in the stomach or chest that radiates up. They usually last 30 … [Read more...] about Treating Hot Flashes, Night Sweats