body odor - Hormone Problems Message Board

scoot · 12-20-2005, 05:25 PM

hi all

i wasnt sure what board to post this on, but seeing as there appears to be a hormone connection with my problem, i'll give it a shot here.

when i'm on the birth control pill, i can use regular deodorants, natural stuff like toms of maine, and can even go without deodorant for a day if i'm not doing any heavy exercise.

when i'm off birth control, forget it. i have to wear heavy duty anti-persperant and usually have to reapply during the day. i cannot wear sleeveless shirts. i have to wash my shirts in hot water to get the sweat smell and anti-persperant residue completely off. it really bums me out. i shower every day for crying out loud.

anyone else experience anythign like this? i'd like to figure this all out. i'm not sure what kind of doc can help me. when i mentioned this problem to my primary doc, she said "maybe you sweat a lot". gee thanks.

thanks!

katidid95 · 12-20-2005, 06:34 PM

I've had a similar experience. I'm in perimenopause (age 47) and in recent years have switched from antipersperant to regular deoderant (especially in winter months) because I read antip. aren't supposed to be good for you. A couple of years ago, this posed no problem as I also shower every day and even if I sweated a little, didn't seem to be too stinky. However, I've noticed this winter when I've tried wearing deoderant, I stink at the end of the day. I even noticed the other day one of my sweaters smelled - ick!

So, I'm thinking it's related to my wacked out hormones (among many other awful symptoms I have) and have gone back to antip. While the bcp may regulate your hormones a certain way, going off will put you out of whack for a while and this could be affecting you. I, personally, am way against bcp. I took them for most of my adult life and am convinced I'm having a worse time with menopause because of that.

My recommendation is stay off the pill and wear anitp.

orion · 01-02-2006, 06:27 PM

Calcium supplements are known to reduce odor problems (take vitamin D with them).