The menopause usually occurs between the ages of 45 and 55, but sometimes it can happen earlier - and everyone is different. About 80%1 of women get hot flushes and night sweats, which last seven years on average. Statistically, the most effective way to banish hot flushes is hormone replacement therapy (HRT). This does increase your risk of breast cancer, but the risk is small if you just take HRT for a few years and it drops when you stop it.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/news-and-features/looking-after-your-health-during-the-menopause