Hot and bothered

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🗓️ 26 May 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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The FDA approved a game-changing drug to treat hot flashes, a symptom of menopause. Health writer Jancee Dunn talks about why a transition that happens to half the world’s population still feels like a mystery. This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Michael Raphael, and hosted by Noel King. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The FDA just approved the first non-hormonal drug to treat hot flashes, which are a particularly
0:07.5	nasty side effect of menopause.
0:09.7	It's a huge deal.
0:11.5	It's called phesolina tan, and everyone is rejoicing because it's extraordinarily effective.
0:17.2	I mean, major, major reduction in hot flashes within an average of four weeks.
0:23.2	This news kind of thinking about menopause, a change that half of the humans on planet
0:27.4	Earth will enter into.
0:29.0	Yes, ma'am.
0:30.0	I have gone through menopause.
0:31.8	It took me a long time.
0:33.0	Mine lasted about nine years.
0:36.0	But honestly, no one really seems to talk about it.
0:39.1	Did grandma Helen talk to you about menopause?
0:42.8	Oh gosh, no.
0:44.8	No.
0:45.8	We're going to talk about it.
0:46.8	Menopause in your feed, menopause on your radio, all the menopause questions you didn't
0:51.7	know you had.
0:53.1	I had no idea.
0:54.6	Coming up on Today Explained.
0:59.0	It's today explained, I'm Noelle King.
1:07.6	When news of the hot flash medication broke, we called Jansi Dunn.
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