"Heat waves" that flush the upper body and face. Caused by loss of estrogen during perimenopause.

Physical symptoms that occurs in most women during the menopausal period as a result of natural variations in the hormone level; includes sweating, rise in body temperature, and other bodily responses.

a common side effect of hormone therapy, similar to the flushes experienced by women going through the menopause. Not all men get them and they vary in severity. impotence inability to achieve an erection firm enough for sexual intercourse to take place. This is sometimes referred to as ED or erectile dysfunction.