Previous studies have found that smoking cigarettes can
accelerate the start of menopause with its well known hot
flashes. It also contributes to an increased risk of
postmenopausal osteoporosis. In addition to that… The current
study tried to explain why some women who smoke are even more
prone o hot flashes than others, and found that specific genes
are involved… Firstly, these (variant) genes are involved in the
metabolism of hormones, BUT… Secondly, these genes also activate
some toxins contained in the tobacco smoke, aggravating their
effect on the body. While women who smoke during menopause are
at higher risk of hot flashes anyway, those who carry the
specific gene variants are even more susceptible to it compared
to those smokers who do not carry these genes. This finding was
accepted and published by The Endocrine Society’s Journal of
Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM). These findings
were observed during a study that started eleven years ago –
originally intended as a study of reproductive