Hot flushes- ongoing or in cycles?

[SailingandSauvignon]

I was wondering if anyone knows whether hot flushes come and go? I had them for maybe 4-5 months on and off, but consistently both in the day and at night (but no night sweats). I haven’t had one for about 3 or 4 weeks now though….could that be it? Or, do they reappear or go in cycles?
I’m 48 and have had an ablation so no periods for years; no real idea where I am at with hormones/peri/menopause.
Also, if you have had an ablation and no bleeding, do you take the progesterone part of HRT, or just the egestron?
Thank you 😊

*estrogen
Please excuse typo

It can happen both ways.

Usually, flushes stop and start in a cyclical way if you are ovulating (high estrogen= no flushes.) I remember having daily flushes in peri, when I missed a period, then none for maybe 4 months when my periods came back regularly for a while.

Once your estrogen falls off more, then they tend to come all of the time, if you are going to get them.

Thank you @JinglingHellsBells
I’ll wait and see if they return! Not having periods is fabulous, but it means I have no frame of reference re what’s going on..

From 38/39 I'd get them for a few weeks and then a gap for a few months, by 40 I'd have them for a few months and the gap would only be for a few weeks, 42 onwards they were relentless, any hot drink, hot meal, alcohol, etc and I'd be in bits, hot sweaty bits, doctor was no help, she didn't believe in HRT and blamed my symptoms apart from the sweats on everything and anything. Thankfully I'm on HRT now and it has been life changing, best of luck, I hope its all plain (cool) sailing ⛵ for you