And if the menopause was good for your health? This is in any case what emerges from an American study, carried out by the anti-cancer center Fred Hutchinson. Indeed, women suffering from strong hot flashes at the time of menopause are less likely to develop breast cancer.
It even seems that the more regular and strong the hot flashes, the more women are protected.
The reason given? Estrogen and progesterone levels play an important role in the development of breast cancer. They decrease at menopause in all women, but perhaps faster in those with strong hot flashes.
The study, carried out on 1437 postmenopausal women, also shows that these results remained stable even if we add factors that usually increase the risk of breast cancer such as obesity.
