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Coping with hot flashes depends on your level of knowledge and how well you deal with it. Hot flashes are due to the low levels of the hormone estrogen. The nervous system is responsible for the messages received from the hormone thus creating a lowering of the body temperature. When signals are sent to the nervous system that the hormone estrogen is no longer present or is beginning to diminish, a flush of heat is experienced from the chest to the face that manifests itself out of your sweat glands to regulate your core body temperature. How a woman copes with menopause depends on differe...