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Re: Night sweats in pregnancy

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 12 Mar 2002 15:13:20 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 12 Mar 2002, Jas wrote: >
>I am a little over 34 weeks and for the last 2 weeks I wake up at night
>soaking wet mainly my shirt, hair and underwear damp. It literally need
>to change my clothes when this happens at night. I have had internals
>and I am not leaking or fever anything like that but I really would like
>to know what would cause such night sweats? Usually this occurs after
>delivery, what would cause it now?
>
>Thanks

This happens antepartum as well as postparum, and is the result, we think, of hormone fluctuations. It is annoying, but not serious.

-- William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

This is for educational purposes only, and is not a substitute for consultation and examination by a licensed medical professional.

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