Can a sudden drop in estrogen cause severe hot flashes?
1. Introduction A sudden drop in estrogen levels directly causes severe hot flashes by destabilizing the thermoregulatory center within the brain. Estrogen plays a foundational role in maintaining the normal temperature threshold of the hypothalamus. When these hormonal levels decline abruptly, the hypothalamus misinterprets the normal core body temperature as being dangerously warm, triggering an … Read more