Excessive sweating and hyperhidrosis are common results of hormonal changes. People experiencing hormonal changes include teenagers who are going through adolescence and women who are entering monopause.

Sweating and hyperhidrosis in menopause - According to the National Cancer Institute: "Menopause is the time in a woman's life when menstruation ends. It is part of a biological process that begins, for most women, in their mid-thirties. During this time, the ovaries gradually produce lower levels of sex hormones--estrogen and progesterone. Estrogen promotes the development of a woman's breasts and uterus, controls the cycle of ovulation (when an ovary releases an egg into a fallopian tube), and affects many aspects of a woman's physical and emotional health. Progesterone controls menstruation (having a period) and prepares the lining of the uterus to receive the fertilized egg.

"Natural menopause" begins when a woman has her last period, or stops menstruating, and is considered complete when menstruation has stopped for 1 year. This usually occurs between ages 45 and 55, with variations in timing from woman to woman. Women who undergo surgery to remove both ovaries (an operation called bilateral oophorectomy) experience "surgical menopause"--an immediate end to hormone production and menstruation.

During menopause, a woman may experience problems such as hot flashes, night sweats, sleeplessness, and vaginal dryness. In addition, some long-term conditions, such as osteoporosis and coronary heart disease, are more common in women in the decades after menopause.

By the time the menopause transition is complete, hormone output has decreased significantly. Even though low levels of estrogen are produced by the adrenal glands and fat cells after menopause, they are only about one-tenth of the level found in premenopausal women. Progesterone is nearly absent in menopausal women."

Sweating and hyperhidrosis are controlled very effectively with Maxim® Sensitive. Apply prescption-strength Maxim® antiperspirant at bedtime and the active ingredient will absorb into the skin and shrink your sweat glands. Sweating and perspiration should be significantly reduced or eliminated within 2 weeks of treatment.