Question 1

what causes night sweats?

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Many different: Night swea ts can be symptoms of many different illnesses.  They should be exoplored by seeing a doctor and having a thorough history, exam and some labs.

Question 2

why does pocs cause night sweats?

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Hormones: With PCOS, disorders of the sweat gland is common. It can come because your body is making either too testosterone, have an alteration in your hormone ratios, your skin can have an exaggerated response to even to a normal level of testosterone.

Other sweat gland problems, more serious than sweating, can include acne and inflammation of the specialized sweat glands in your arm pit and groin.

Question 3

what causes excessive night sweats?

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Sick, poor health: You should have your full physical with all the blood work to make sure there is no underlying health issue causing this.

Question 4

what can cause really bad night sweats?

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depends: Night sweats can result from chronic infectious diseases like TB or symptoms of malignancy or hormonal imbalance or systemic inflammation. More information is needed to narrow down the causes.

Question 5

what are some possible causes of night sweats?

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Thyroid: There are a large number of things that can cause night sweats.  The vast majority of them can be diagnosed or ruled out with simple blood tests.

Question 6

i'm a 55 yr. old male. what would cause night sweats?

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Many causes: Sweating at night that soaks the sheets  is often not related to a problem, but can be from
-too many blankets!
-menopause
-antidepressant medications
-stroke, certain neurologic problems
-overactive thyroid
-low blood sugar (too much diabetic medication)
-infections, eg: tb, bone infections, hiv, brucellosis, ...
-leukemia or lymphoma
-carcinoid
-myelofibrosis
-pheochromocytosis
-many other causes.

Question 7

what can cause night sweats which occur on intermittently?

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Night sweats: The most common cause of night sweat in my experience is Anxiety disorder. Other causes are infection, Lymphomas, Thyroid diseases, Medications, Menopause, sleep apnea, some strokes,

Question 8

hi, my husband has night sweats and was wondering what causes this?

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Multiple issues: Many things can cause night sweats, including using too many or too much covering. If he does not have fever and has not lost weight, just reduce the amount of covers and use a fan in the bed room. If he has other symptoms, or fever or weight loss, see a doctor.

Question 9

is there anything that can cause night sweats in a 46 year old man?

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Get a medical eval!: Infection or other serious medical illness.
Lack of air conditioning and a hot climate!

Question 10

does puberty cause night sweats?

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No: Night sweats are just sweats at night, and day sweats are sweats in the daytime. That means any person with a febrile illness can have fever, chills, and sweats... day or night. His primary care doctor can check to see if he has one of the common illnesses that cause fevers. If getting fevers, a patient can get chills and sweats. If the Dr. doesn't see a common illness, he can investigate further.

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