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Perspiration
Perspiration or sweat is the production of watery fluid from the skin to help regulate the temperature of the body.
Dr. Jeff Livingston reviewed this
24 year experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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A 46-year old asked:
How can I stop my excessive perspiration?
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A 24-year old male asked:
Does botex injections work for excessive perspiration?
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A member asked:
Hi , I'm suffering from over perspiration ,can u help me please?
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A 33-year old asked:
Perspiration in children with odor. Is this a serious problem? How to fix it?
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A 30-year old male asked:
My perspiration is so excessive that I need to change shirts twice a day, what can I do to stop this?
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A 38-year old asked:
What glands produce perspiration?
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A 26-year old male asked:
What could be the reason for perspiration?
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A 38-year old female asked:
What can be the cause of perspiration and intense thirst?
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A 39-year old male asked:
Why when i workout in the gym my clothe gets white with perspiration ?
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A 24-year old male asked:
Hi i want an alternative option to surgery for excess perspiration please?
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A 46-year old asked:
Is there a surgical remedy for perspiration?
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A 49-year old asked:
What should I do when I have rashes caused by perspiration?
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A 34-year old asked:
Too much perspiration, but do antiperspirants cause aluminum poisoning?
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A 28-year old female asked:
What is the reasoning behind perspiration that smells bad? For example "onion"
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A 59-year old male asked:
Sudden development of strong new body odor without perspiration. Will not go away with washing or be masked by any deodorant.
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A 20-year old female asked:
Currently am using aldry lotion for perspiration.Plz tell me is it better? Or should I discontinue it and start using drysol as you told it would help
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A 41-year old asked:
Could anti perspiration deodorant cause cancer?
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A 37-year old asked:
How can I stop my excessive, embarrassing underarm perspiration?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Other than on my arm pits and in between my chest, I don't perspire much. Even in those areas, perspiration is mild. Is that normal?
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A 60-year old male asked:
On extended tropical trip. High perspiration levels, but my sweat has no salt taste, zero. Using more salt on food plus electrolytes. Any dangers?
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A 35-year old male asked:
I have been using voxamin. Seazed using it since 4 months. Facing irregular beat excess perspiration and tingling in head. Should i be checked seroton?
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A 31-year old asked:
Why does excessive perspiration occur in osteogenesis imperfecta?
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A 39-year old asked:
I was told a few years ago that creutzfeldt-jacob disease could be spread by perspiration like in sports. True or false.?
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A male asked:
How do you reduce underarm perspiration? I use degree for men the powder stuff, but still walking around soon it starts to get wet, any other ways?
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A 33-year old asked:
I have a huge perspiration problem in my hands and feet?
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A 30-year old asked:
Heart beating and perspiration by seeing someone is love is caused by what hormone?
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A 33-year old asked:
What might be the cause of the rapid breathing and profuse perspiration when I stand a long time?
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A 43-year old female asked:
I do not perspire much. Yet this day i had rivers of perspiration & then i nearly passed out & was nauseous. Water didn't help, a sweet drink did.
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A 31-year old asked:
What could cause high fatigue, nausea, high perspiration and limpness after fasting 8+ hrs in a 16-year-old?
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A 33-year old asked:
Please answer! what would cause high fatigue, nausea, high perspiration and limpness after fasting 8+ hrs in a 16 year old?
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