YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for December, 2002: Re: Extremely hot

Re: Extremely hot

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 10 Dec 2002 21:44:18 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 10 Dec 2002, leigh wrote: >
>I'm 29 and have PCOS but have fairly regular periods.
>For the past 2 months or so I have been burning up. I
>wear short sleeves to work. If I could I'd wear
>shorts. Sometimes I have sweat dripping down my face.
>Before this, I did not sweat a lot. No more than the
>normal person. Usually only when I exercised. I keep
>the air on in my apartment. It seems like the only
>place I can get relief is outside. I spoke with my
>gyno back home and she said it could be early
>menopause but it was probably too early to tell. She
>said the hot problem was not related to the PCOS. What
>do you think? I'm not sick. My temp. has been about
>98.8 the entire time. I do not feel any different than
>before this began. Nothing has changed in my life
>within the past 2 months that I could attribute this
>too. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks for the help!

Menopause hot flushes are not a continuous hot feeling, but on and off. Your thyroid needs to be checked, particularly if you are losing weight in an unexpected fashion. It is unlikely that your PCOS is the underlying cause.

-- 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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