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.
â August 9, 2011. Women have highly variable experiences with hot flashes. Some donât get them at all and some are bothered by them for many years. A study published in May, 2011, in Obstetrics & Gynecology shed some new light on hot flashes, suggesting that on average women experience them for more than 10 years.