Hot flushes and reproductive hormone levels during the menopausal transition

Highlights • Bangladeshi migrants and non-migrants were significantly more likely to report hot flushes than the migrants European neighbors. • Higher levels of anti-Müllerian hormone decreased the likelihood that hot flushes occurred in the past two weeks. • Higher levels of follicle-stimulating hormone significantly increased the probability that hot flushes occurred in the last two weeks. • A higher body mass index increased the likelihood of hot flushes. • A higher educational level decreased the probability of hot flushes. • Inhibin B and estradiol were not associated with hot flushes.