Still hot and bothered

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🗓️ 6 December 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Earlier this year the FDA approved a game-changing drug to treat hot flashes, a symptom of menopause. But menopause is much more than just hot flashes, as health writer Jancee Dunn explains. We talked to her in May 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	Earlier this year the FDA approved the first non-hormonal drug to treat hot flashes
0:06.6	a nasty side effect of menopause. It's a huge deal. It's called Fezolina tan and
0:11.7	everyone is rejoicing because it's extraordinarily effective.
0:15.8	I mean, major, major reduction in hot flashes within an average of four weeks.
0:21.8	Then in October, researchers in Uganda discovered that female chimps in the wild
0:26.2	also go through menopause.
0:28.2	This change affects a lot of people, and chimps too.
0:31.9	Us, our sisters, our moms.
0:33.8	Um, yes ma'am, I have gone through menopause. It took me a long time.
0:37.6	Mine lasted about nine years. But no one talks about it.
0:42.0	Did grandma Helen talk to you about menopause?
0:46.0	Oh gosh, no.
0:48.0	No.
0:49.0	We're going to talk about it.
0:50.0	All the menopause questions you didn't know you had. I had no idea. Coming up on Today Explained.
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