Hot flushes and night sweats can feel sudden, intense, and completely out of your control. One minute you’re fine. The next minute you’re overheated, flushed, heart pounding, and wondering what just happened.

In this Medical Minute, Cynthia Penner, Menopause Health Coach and author of The Menopause Map Series, breaks down the real science behind vasomotor symptoms in perimenopause and postmenopause. You’ll learn what is actually happening inside the hypothalamus, why progesterone declines before estrogen, and how that early hormonal shift makes the nervous system more reactive.

This episode explains:

• What vasomotor symptoms really are
• How the brain’s thermostat becomes more sensitive
• Why night sweats often feel worse than daytime hot flushes
• The role of progesterone in calming the nervous system
• Why your body is adapting, not malfunctioning

If you’ve ever wondered whether hot flashes mean your hormones are crashing, or if anxiety is causing your night sweats, this episode will help you connect the science to your symptoms in a way that finally makes sense.

Understanding the physiology of menopause helps remove fear, restore clarity, and guide smarter support strategies for late perimenopause and early postmenopause.

Because when you understand what your body is doing, you stop fighting it — and start working with it.

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