“Race: More black women report having hot flashes
during menopause than do women of other races.
Hot flashes are reported least frequently in Asian women”.1

Umbrella
What may the Culture Umbrella include?

Depending on the Source (DotS) this Umbrella may include:

  • Culture
  • Way of Life

Menopause

What has been noted about menopause and culture?

In The 2023 Practitioner’s Toolkit for Managing Menopause: The 2023 Practitioner’s Toolkit for Managing the Menopause Supporting Notes, published online 30 October 2023, the authors note:

“The menopause is a physiological process experienced by all women who live beyond midlife. The perception and experience of the menopause transition and years post menopause is unique to each woman and will be influenced by the age at which menopause occurs, whether it is natural or iatrogenic, past and current physical and psychological health and well-being, and ethnicity, environment and culture”.2

Vasomotor Symptoms

Is there an association between hot flushes and night sweats, vasomotor symptoms (VMS) and westernized countries?

In The 2023 Practitioner’s Toolkit for Managing Menopause: Symptoms of the Menopause – Symptom Prevalence, published online 30 October 2023, the authors also explain:

“Similar prevalences of VMS have been reported across the world, for example in Japan, Bangladesh and Iran, dispelling the belief that menopausal symptoms are phenomena of westernized countries”.3

Hot FlushesMenopause and Culture

Is there an association between hot flushes and culture?

In Hot Flashes: Symptoms & Causes – Risk Factors the (United States) Mayo Clinic note:

  • “Race: More black women report having hot flashes during menopause than do women of other races. Hot flashes are reported least frequently in Asian women”.4

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  1. Hot Flashes: Symptoms & Causes – Risk Factors. 12 December 2023. Mayo Clinic https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hot-flashes/symptoms-causes/syc-20352790 Accessed: 19 February 2024
  2. Davis, S. R., Taylor, S., Hemachandra, C., Magraith, K., Ebeling, P. R., Jane, F., and Islam, R. M. The 2023 Practitioner’s Toolkit for Managing Menopause: The 2023 Practitioner’s Toolkit for Managing the Menopause Supporting Notes. Published Online: 30 October 2023 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13697137.2023.2258783 Accessed: 19 February 2024
  3. Davis, S. R., Taylor, S., Hemachandra, C., Magraith, K., Ebeling, P. R., Jane, F., and Islam, R. M. The 2023 Practitioner’s Toolkit for Managing Menopause: Symptoms of the Menopause – Symptom Prevalence. Published Online: 30 October 2023 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13697137.2023.2258783 Accessed: 19 February 2024
  4. Hot Flashes: Symptoms & Causes – Risk Factors. 12 December 2023. Mayo Clinic https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hot-flashes/symptoms-causes/syc-20352790 Accessed: 19 February 2024
Topic Last Updated: 14 March 2024 – Topic Last Reviewed: 19 February 2024

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