DEFINING DEMOCRACY Government of the People. Democracy may be a word familiar to most, but it is a concept still misunderstood and misused in a time when totalitarian regimes and military dictatorships alike have attempted to claim popular support by pinning democratic labels upon themselves.
In most women who undergo natural menopause, hot flashes subside within 2 to 5 years after the last menstrual period. In a small number of women, however, hot flashes can continue for 8 to 15 years after the last menstrual period. There is some evidence that women who go through menopause due to surgery may have more severe hot flashes for more years than women who go through natural menopause.
Hot flashes affect all women differently in terms of their frequency, their severity, and just how long they last. On average, the duration of an individual hot flash is just around thirty seconds or so. In extreme cases they could last for as long as ten full minutes, though this is often rare and only occurs to a small number of women.