Male Hot Flahes

Hot flashes are a hot feeling on the neck and face, accompanied by heart palpitation, sweating, dizziness and headache. When the attack comes the blood vessels in the neck and face are dilated and more blood flows, thus raising the temperature of the affected areas. When the attack is over the body feels chilled. The attack can last from few seconds to an hour. Most of the sufferers of hot flashes are women undergoing menopause. Some medical conditions like hyperthyroidism, low blood pressure and low blood sugar cause hot flashes.

Amongst men it is not a common condition, but there are men who suffer from it. As with women, it is the hormonal fluctuations that cause the problem. Andropause is a controversial condition, as some insist that there is no such thing. The secretion of the hormone testosterone reduces as men age. This reduction causes amongst men the same symptoms as menopause. They face difficulty with their sex drive, decreased beard growth, tenderness of breast tissue and increased fat. Hot flashes occur exactly as it does to a women undergoing menopause.

Men having problem with their prostate, like prostate cancer, receive hormone deprivation therapy. 80% of the men receiving this therapy suffer from hot flashes. The men with milder hot flashes may be able to manage them with modifications of their lifestyle. For severe cases hormone therapy is not an option, as the testosterone levels are being reduced to arrest prostate cancer.

Acupuncture is a very promising treatment for such cases. Some anti-depressant medication is effective for hot flashes. Some blood pressure medication, like clonidine and methyldopa, are effective in reducing the severity of hot flashes. Other natural remedies like sog, primrose oil, ginseng and black cohosh have their proponents. But they have not undergone a systematic double-blind clinical trial, and may not be better than a placebo.

Prostata Cancer - Which Treatment is the ‘Correct One?’

The cancer illness can be attacked by many working methods. No other kind of cancer has so many possibilities. But we do not know to today yet, whether also only one of the possible types of treatment is value, the life of patient with Prostate cancer to extend. Naturally, results from it that for the patients in addition, for the treating physician for a certain working method to decide to have itself.

However often the expertise of the before and disadvantages is missing to the patient. The treating physician is however often technically embarrassed and partial. the Urologist’s tell it for years after that a radical operation should be made and the only working method it is. However, we forgotten that there are no hard proofs for it. It’s could be affected also by a financial motivation. (the interference costs between $20′000 and 30′000).

The radiologist recommends of course naturally the irradiation and that holistic oriented expert wants its “alternative” working methods applied. The patient is advised well to catch up a second or third specialized medical opinion before it decides for a working method. A working method for Prostate cancer is “Watchful Waiting”.

Beside the treatment procedures of the “radical operation” or the irradiation treatment wins this methodology and meaning. Although neither for the operation nor for the irradiation treatment proofs for a concrete survival advantage for the patient is present, these procedures in highest place stand.

Still will “Watchful Waiting” to treat (without the cancer observe decisive therapy) reluctantly by many physicians in addition, patients concerned by around perhaps only later with coming problems. “Watchful Waiting” is one of expert recognized treatment strategy for many patients.

For example, we know that in the USA only 1 patient of eight patients at the consequences of the illnesses will die. The problem is, we can not forecast, which of the eight patients with died present possibilities of treatment has the largest chances. Even if we knew, there is no warranty the fact that the present possibilities of treatment this man to heal or would extend its life. This points us out that we are in a problem of the ways to the treatment.

Conclusion: Let’s you guide from your own feeling. Reading all over this sickness and let you know a second opinion of a doctor of your confidence.

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Admin Fritz

Fritz from the Health-Service Organzation set up the problems of the cancer treatments for prostate cancer on the point. Everbody must know the reality before he made a decision.To receive your free article visit the Cancer prostatewebsite.