Tubal sterilization and hot flashes.
A cross-sectional study was conducted among women ages 40-60 years to assess the association between tubal sterilization and the occurrence of any, moderate/severe, or daily hot flashes. Although women with tubal sterilization were more likely to report hot flashes than were nonsterilized women, this association was largely due to differences in characteristics between the women, particularly body mass.
Maura K
MK
Whiteman
Kimberly P
KP
Miller
Dragana
D
Tomic
Patricia
P
Langenberg
Jodi A
JA
Flaws
D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D019584:Hot Flashes / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D018579:Patient Selection; D012907:Smoking; D013245:Sterilization, Reproductive / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods