Core body temperature variation in symptomatic and asymptomatic postmenopausal women: brief report

OBJECTIVE: To determine if core body temperature (T) fluctuations occur in asymptomatic as well as symptomatic postmenopausal women. DESIGN: Tc was recorded with an ingested radiotelemetry pill in symptomatic postmenopausal women who had a hot flash in the laboratory, in symptomatic women who did not have a hot flash in the laboratory, and in asymptomatic postmenopausal women. RESULTS: There were no significant differences in mean Tc or Tc variation, as measured by the standard deviation, among the three groups. CONCLUSION: Tc fluctuations are not unique to symptomatic postmenopausal women.