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What Causes Night Sweats?

I am a 50 year old female and have been having night sweats. When I wake up my shirt is wet around the chest area only. I sleep with a fan on and I have changed my sleeping clothes to shorts and a t-shirt. What could be the cause and why is it happening?

posted on Sun, 8 Mar 2015

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