title: [Consequences of sudden flushes in 50-year-old women].
abstract: In the year 2000 there will be 4 millions of women undergoing menopause in France. Sudden flushes represent the most characteristic symptom of that period. It is a destabilizing disorder compelling the women to modify their behavior, for instance their clothing. The sudden flushes are often experienced as ridiculing and women often hesitate to talk about it. At 50, this disorder is added to the socio-psychological problems that the physician must be able to tackle and treat with confidence.
mesh_terms: D002979:Climacteric / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005483:Flushing; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Conséquences des bouffées de chaleur chez la femme de 50 ans.