# Some women are not always cold **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [December 27, 2002, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-women-are-not-always-cold/145210 "2002-12-27T19:22:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![psiekier](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psiekier/32/116_2.png) [@psiekier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psiekier)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2002, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-women-are-not-always-cold/145210/1 "2002-12-27T19:22:53Z")
Re: [Why are women always cold?](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/020607.html) I got to wondering about this the other day. Here, in my office, the women are always cold. I have seen the phenomenon, then, but while enjoying the holidays at home, I may have hit upon a possible clue as to the cause. The Master spoke thusly: > [@](#): > > **Women get colder during menstruation. Supposedly this is due to anemia, hormonal changes, etc. However, most studies haven’t shown much difference between menstruating and nonmenstruating women in terms of heat response. As you say, female aversion to cold doesn’t seem to be confined to a particular time of the month.** However, my mother is _not_ “always cold.” In fact, she complained about being warm - _too warm_. She attributed this to having achieved menopause; I also know that she’s had a hysterectomy. Perhaps there is a connection! Are there perhaps “hot flashes” brought on by menopause which cancel out the coldness? Could the hysterectomy also be playing a role here? ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2002, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-women-are-not-always-cold/145210/2 "2002-12-28T08:35:58Z")
Um, what? Yes, menopause causes hot flashes. Is the hysterectomy in question just removal of the uterus, or also include the ovaries?