severe vasomotor symptoms of menopause
Updated August 05, 2016. Vasomotor symptoms of menopause are hot flashes or night sweats that result from hormonal fluctuations. Vasomotor symptoms are the medical term for hot flashes, the most common symptom of the menopause transition and menopause. Many women call hot flashes night sweats when they happen at night. (Very rarely, hot flashes occur for reasons other than menopause, such as with a condition called carcinoid syndrome.)