About 50 million women in the United States alone, experience hot flashes. But some men also experience hot flashes.
Menopause, obviously, is not the reason that men have hot flashes. Their hot flashes usually result from a drop in testosterone. This can result from aging, but usually is due to medication that affects testosterone production, or from a surgical removal of the testes.
If a man is experiencing hot flashes, he should consult a doctor. A deficiency of testosterone is often the cause, and a simple blood test can verify that.
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