Will this be another hot, sweaty January?

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January is a month when "hot" typically is not in one's vocabulary--unless you are one of the approximately 37,500,000 American women experiencing hot flashes and night sweats. According to MenopauseRx, a national support group, requests over the last few years for its free Menopause and Perimenopause Survival Kits increased about 25% between December and January.

"Menopause, like pregnancy, is a time for women to take stock of their lives. January is when feeling better becomes a New Year's resolution," explains Mary Jane Minkin, a professor in the Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn., and author of A Woman's Guide to Menopause & Perimenopause.

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